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Viewing Album:  KNTower's Western Rails 2005
 
By:Marcus Neubacher
Dates:9/23/2005 - 9/23/2005
Album Info:The photos contained herein are from a trip I took with friends 9/16 through 9/260/05, covering many western destinations.
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UP 2344
Title:  UP 2344
Description:  An SD60M leads a work train into famed Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, CO.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:48:12 PM
Location:  East Portal, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2344(SD60M)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
UP 2344
Title:  UP 2344
Description:  Three SD60M's are moving a ballast train at East Portal, CO.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 11:06:23 PM
Location:  East Portal, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 2344(SD60M)
Views:  447   Comments: 0
UP 4425 East
Title:  UP 4425 East
Description:  An eastbound merchandise train, with a block of coal on the head end, rounds the big curve at Crescent, CO.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:42:01 PM
Location:  Crescent, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4425(SD70M)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
UP 6701
Title:  UP 6701
Description:  An unmanned DPU in the "swing helper" position is midtrain on UP 7084 East.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:44:01 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6701(AC44CW)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Coal train
Title:  Coal train
Description:  UP 7084 east rolls east of Pinecliffe, CO.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:43:31 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  175   Comments: 1
UP 7084 East
Title:  UP 7084 East
Description:  Looking like an N Scale train, this UP eastbound is about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat Road as it rolls east of Pinecliffe. I sat on this same rock a decade ago and photographed Southern Pacific AC4400's doing this same job.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:42:52 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7084(AC44CW)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
UP 7114 East
Title:  UP 7114 East
Description:  From an even higher vantage point, we see this eastbound rolling through the east end of Pinecliffe siding.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:44:46 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7114(AC44CW)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
UP 6806
Title:  UP 6806
Description:  The rear helper on UP 7114 East.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:45:46 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6806(AC44CW)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
Swing DPU's
Title:  Swing DPU's
Description:  Three units, including an ex-SP, make up the swing helper set on UP 7114 East.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:45:20 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8210(SD9043MAC) UP 7232(AC44CW)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
UP SD9043MAC's
Title:  UP SD9043MAC's
Description:  Two remote SD9043MAC's bring up the rear of UP 7084 East.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:46:19 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8174(SD9043MAC) UP 8244(SD9043MAC)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
UP westbound
Title:  UP westbound
Description:  Big western scenery, complete with a splash of aspens turning yellow, dominate this westbound approaching Pinecliffe.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/29/2005 10:46:40 PM
Location:  Pinecliffe, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
Amtrak 6 at Yarmony
Title:  Amtrak 6 at Yarmony
Description:  Amtrak 6 passes the east end of Yarmony siding, just east of Bond, CO. UP is relocating both ends of the Yarmony siding, apparently so stopped trains won't block a road crossing.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:34 PM
Location:  State Bridge, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 200(P42DC) AMTK 133(P42DC)
Views:  827   Comments: 2
Craig Branch northbound
Title:  Craig Branch northbound
Description:  Empty hoppers head north from Phippsburg, CO, on the former Rio Grande Craig Branch.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:36 PM
Location:  Oak Creek, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6329(SD60M)
Views:  490   Comments: 1
DPU's at Yarmony
Title:  DPU's at Yarmony
Description:  Empty hopper train heading for Phippsburg, CO, passing the east end of Yarmony.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:38 PM
Location:  State Bridge, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6611(AC44CW) UP 8064(SD9043MAC)
Views:  378   Comments: 1
UP merchandise train
Title:  UP merchandise train
Description:  A Phippsburg-North Platte Extra is just east of Azure, CO.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:38 PM
Location:  Azure, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  153   Comments: 0
UP eastbound
Title:  UP eastbound
Description:  An eastbound curves along the Colorado River at Azure, CO.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:39 PM
Location:  Azure, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
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Views:  182   Comments: 0
Snaking along the Colorado River
Title:  Snaking along the Colorado River
Description:  The head end and rear consist of an eastbound can be seen in this photo at Azure, CO.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:39 PM
Location:  Azure, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
Eastbound UP Extra
Title:  Eastbound UP Extra
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:40 PM
Location:  Azure, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description:  A westbound empty train enters the Crater Loops west of Bond, CO.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:40 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  149   Comments: 0
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:41 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7136(AC44CW)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description:  Both ends of a westbound can be viewed here in the Crater Loops near Copper Spur, CO.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:42 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7136(AC44CW)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description:  The rear DPU power is seen on the lower level of the Crater Loops.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:42 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
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Views:  137   Comments: 0
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description:  This wide-angle view shows the head end (right) and rear end (left) of a westbound snaking through the Crater Loops.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:43 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  148   Comments: 2
Crater Loops
Title:  Crater Loops
Description:  Having just negotiated the Crater Loops, this westbound stretches out across the wide-open Colorado scenery.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:43 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
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Views:  225   Comments: 0
Still more at Crater Loops
Title:  Still more at Crater Loops
Description:  Thinking we had seen the last of this train at the Crater Loops, we looked up to see the train on a ledge above. Amazing!
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:44 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  168   Comments: 1
One last look at Crater Loops
Title:  One last look at Crater Loops
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:45 PM
Location:  Copper Spur, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
Yarmony siding
Title:  Yarmony siding
Description:  Westbound empties pass the old east end of Yarmony Siding, which is being relocated.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:45 PM
Location:  State Bridge, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7136(AC44CW)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Rio Grande work train
Title:  Rio Grande work train
Description:  An eastbound waits alongside some old Rio Grande equipment.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:46 PM
Location:  Bond, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8231(SD9043MAC)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
Old UP box car
Title:  Old UP box car
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:47 PM
Location:  Phippsburg, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  313   Comments: 0
BNSF southbound
Title:  BNSF southbound
Description:  A BNSF train passes the railroad's intermodal facility alongside UP's North Yard at Denver.
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:34 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7264(SD40-2)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
DRGW 3121
Title:  DRGW 3121
Description:  As if to show off for the out-of-towners, an unpatched Rio Grande GP40-2 pulls out into the sunshine.
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:35 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3121(GP40-2)
Views:  413   Comments: 0
DRGW 3129
Title:  DRGW 3129
Description:  The 3129 wasn't as easy to photograph as the 3121. Here it sits in a line of power at UP's North Yard diesel facility. A telephoto lense helped pick it off.
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:35 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3129(GP40-2)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
Patched 1349
Title:  Patched 1349
Description:  A patched ex-Rio Grande unit idles alongside a UP AC at Denver's North Yard.
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:36 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6746(AC44CW) UP 1349(GP40-2)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
UP coal train
Title:  UP coal train
Description:  A loaded coal train gets crawls through UP's North Yard.
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:37 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6393(AC44CW)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
UP yard jobs
Title:  UP yard jobs
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/26/2005  Upload Date: 10/5/2005 7:07:33 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Marcus Neubacher
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 1215(SW1500) UPY 558(GP15-1)
Views:  749   Comments: 1

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