Union Pacific
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| Sunday, October 26, 2008, was a day that saw Amtrak trains roll over Tehachapi. But many freights ran that day too! Here GEVO UP 5564 leads a northbound manifest has 5564, 9549, 9547 and one more over Tehachapi Creek (which flows from Tehachapi to Caliente where it joins Caliente Creek) between Walong and Woodford. |
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I hope you enjoy these photos. The Union Pacific has come to dominate California Railroading in the 21st century
UP and its subsidiaries
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- UP 5509 GE C45ACCTE (GEVO) Front | Going Away | Helper
- An eastbound stack train at Spring Garden, CA with Union Pacific GEVO 5509 up front and 5444 as a distributed power unit (DPU) at 12:25 p.m. on October 24, 2009.
Nikon D300s, Digital Images: 2009102501_0099, 2009102501_0111, 2009102501_0125 - UP 5514 GE C45ACCTE (GEVO) Train | Power | Going Away
- The detoured northbound ZLCBR with UP 5514, 8569, 4207, a mixture of single containers and TOFCs on 13 five-section wellcars and spinecars goes past Santa Clara, CA at 2:11 pm on February 21, 2010. Thanks to Paul Highland for providing most of this information.
Nikon D300s, Digital Images:
UP 5516, Baldwin 2-10-2 Class TTT-63
UP 5516 is a Baldwin 2-10-2 Class TTT-63. Reportedly: it was built in 1924, builders number 57794 and scrapped in 1956.
- Afternoon in San Bernardino
- Union Pacific (UP) 5516 leads a set of UP FM Erie Builts on a passenger train sometime between 1944 and 1956. On the left is an unknown Santa Fe engine and on the right is an ATSF passenger FT set led by ASTF 166. The location appears to San Bernardino, CA and the photographer and date are unknown. Estimated circa 1950.
- Scanned from a print:
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- Scanned from a print:
- UP 5550 GE C45ACCTE (GEVO) | Lead Unit | Head end going away | DPU
- The Union Pacific KLTG1 is at the Troy crossing at 10:15 a.m. on August 14, 2010 heading east with UP 5550, 4770, 5407 and the UP 5368 as a DPU on the rear.
Nikon D300s, Digital Images: 2010081601_095 | 2010081601_103 | 2010081601_106 | 2010081601_112 - UP 5559 GE C44ACCTE (GEVO) Lead | Swing DPU Helpers | Rear DPU Helper
- At 2:15 pm on Feb. 14, 2010 an eastbound manifest, the MRVRO 14, crawls through American, near Midas CA, lead by UP 5559, 4885, 8290, Swing DPU set: 5568, 5563, 5645 and UP 5658 on the rear.
Nikon D300s Digital Images - Lead: Image 2010021505_0199 Photo Location Map | Swing DPU Helpers: Image 2010021505_0207 Photo Location Map | Rear DPU: Image 2010021505_0212 Photo Location Map - UP 5561 GE C44ACCTE (GEVO) DPU | DPU Going Away
- A really dirty GEVO 5561 is shoving on the ZNPOA led by UP GEVO C44AC-CTE 5576, 4498, NS 6794 and NS 3367, at Yuba Gap at 6:30 p.m. on August 14, 2010.
Nikon D300s Digital Images: 2010081601_200 | 2010081601_204
UP 5564, GE AC44CW, AC4400CW
UP 5564 is called a GE AC44CWCTE by UP. Reportedly: UP 5564 was built by GE in 2004 as an AC44CW serial number 55157, UP model designation C44ACCTE, from UP series 5554-5694.
- 5564 over Tehachapi
- Sunday, October 26, 2008, was a day that saw Amtrak trains roll over Tehachapi. But many freights ran that day too! Here GEVO UP 5564 leads a northbound manifest has 5564, 9549, 9547 and one more over Tehachapi Creek (which flows from Tehachapi to Caliente where it joins Caliente Creek) between Walong and Woodford.
- Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 18~35mm f3.5-4.5 FX lens:
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- Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 18~35mm f3.5-4.5 FX lens:
- 5564 on Donner
- UP AC4400CW 5564 is leading a westbound stack train along the Truckee River near Boca, east of Truckee, CA on Friday, August 2, 2019.
- Photos of WB Stack train, Nikon D750 w/ 24~120 f4:
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- Photos of WB Stack train, Nikon D750 w/ 24~120 f4:
- UP 5575 GE C44ACCTE (GEVO) | 8133 leading the train | DPU
- Union Pacific SD9043AC 8133 leads the 7076 and the 4005, with C44AC-CTE 5575 as the DPU, on an eastbound manifest at Shed Ten on California's Donner Pass Line, at 4:45 p.m. on August 14, 2010.
Nikon D300s Digital Images: 2010081601_157 | 2010081601_154 | 2010081601_156 - UP 5576 GE C44ACCTE (GEVO) | Closer | Power Backlit | DPU | DPU Going Away | At Midas | DPU
- The ZNPOA led by UP GEVO C44AC-CTE 5576, 4498, NS 6794 and NS 3367 is shown at Yuba Gap at 6:30 p.m. on August 14, 2010. A really dirty GEVO 5561 is on the rear. The train is at Midas, CA at 7:10 p.m.
Nikon D300s Digital Images: 2010081601_192 | 2010081601_196 | 2010081601_197 | 2010081601_200 | 2010081601_204 | Midas: 2010081601_210 | 2010081601_220 - UP 5585 GE C44ACCTE
- Union Pacific 5585, 6505 and DPU 5825 are on a Westbound grain train along the east branch of the north fork of the Feather River, west of Virgilia, CA at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday June 5, 2012.
Nikon D300s, Digital Image: 2012060702.3 - Union Pacific DPU 5825 shoves a Westbound grain train through the S-curves along the east branch of the north fork of the Feather River, west of Virgilia, CA on Tuesday June 5, 2012.
Nikon D300s, Digital Image: 2012060702.12
- Union Pacific 5585, 6505 and DPU 5825 are on a Westbound grain train along the east branch of the north fork of the Feather River, west of Virgilia, CA at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday June 5, 2012.
- UP 5607 GE AAC4400CWCTE
- On Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. a UP eastbound stack train with 5607, 4000, 4860 is changing crews at Portola, CA.
- Train stopped, changing crews.
Nikon D300s Digital Image: 2013061905ph.1
- Train stopped, changing crews.
UP 5626 GE AC4400CW
Reportedly (sources) 5626 is a GE AC4400CW, 5354-5694 series, UP Designation C44ACCTE, built in Oct. 2004 builders number 55219.
- UP 4567 meets the 5626
- Union Pacific 4567 leads an eastbound stack train meeting a westbound manifest led by 5626, 3212 and 4213 at Sago, Oregon on June 10, 2007. Union Pacific 5631 shoves hard on the back.
UP 5631 GE AC4400CW
Reportedly (sources) 5631 is a GE AC4400CW, 5354-5694 series, UP Designation C44ACCTE, built in Oct. 2004 builders number 55224.
- UP 4567 meets the 5626
- Union Pacific 4567 leads an eastbound stack train meeting a westbound manifest led by 5626, 3212 and 4213 at Sago, Oregon on June 10, 2007. Union Pacific 5631 shoves hard on the back.
- UP 5648 GE C44AC-CTE GEVO
- GE 5648 a GEVO C44AC-CTE is at Roseville, CA at 6:15 p.m. on August 13, 2010.
Nikon D300s, Digital Image: 2010081601_057 - UP 5652 GE C44AC-CTE | GEVO 5579 DPU | Going Into Big Hole | Disappearing | Antelope | DPU at Antelope
- The ZNPOA of August 15 is led by UP GEVO C44AC-CTE 5652 at Eder, CA at 1:45 p.m. on August 15, 2010 on UP's Roseville Subdivision (Donner Pass Line.) GEVO 5579 is on the back as a DPU. These summer pictures of a westbound stack train entering T-41 are taken from Cv 301 (0.58 miles West of Eder).
Later, UP GEVO 5652 leads 4173, 4345 and the 5157 at Antelope on the ZNPOA at 6 p.m. on August 15, 2010. UP GEVO 5579 is on the back as the train accelerates.
Nikon D300s Digital Images - 2010081601_264 | 2010081601_267 | 2010081601_269 | 2010081601_271 | Antelope: 2010081601_284 | 2010081601_289
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- My UP collection in Flickr
- My collection of many Union Pacific photos in Flickr.
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