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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
1/14/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:EMD SD70MBuilt As:UP 5206 (SD70M)
Serial Number:L20036562-1Order No:L20036562
Frame Number:L20036562-1Built:0/2004
Other locos with this serial:  UP 5206(SD70M)
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And were off
Title:  And were off
Description:  The empty train now has the board, and heads for the north end switch, about to return to the main as it resumes its progress northward.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:45:57 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  142   Comments: 1
Waiting
Title:  Waiting
Description:  The train pulled up south of the Lincoln Av crossing, as they usually do when a meet is imminent. Note the young man standing on the front of the engine.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:07:20 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  166   Comments: 1
Ready for anything
Title:  Ready for anything
Description:  Our intrepid trainee is showing his readyness for whatever comes.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:10:09 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  173   Comments: 1
More waiting.
Title:  More waiting.
Description:  Our conductor trainee-Id later learn his name is Lane-is anticipating the meet, which will be with a southbound counterpart, a loaded TXUX train
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:18:30 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  144   Comments: 1
Any time now
Title:  Any time now
Description:  Lane waits out the southbound. Some days, thats what you do, just sit and wait under the big water tower.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:22:56 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
Rolling out
Title:  Rolling out
Description:  The meet now completed, the empty train has the signal at the north end of the siding, and starts to move its 125 empties, again making progress toward Kansas City and the BNSF.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:26:16 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC)
Views:  160   Comments: 1
All done
Title:  All done
Description:  Lane and his conductor are on the ground, having just giben the southbound coal train a roll by.
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 4:34:52 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) KCS 4619(AC44CW)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
Ready to roll em by
Title:  Ready to roll em by
Description:  Lane and his conductor are about to give the southbound loaded train a roll by inspection
Photo Date:  5/30/2022  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 5:01:12 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4722(ES44AC) UP 5206(SD70M) UP 5977(AC44CWCTE) CN 3005(ET44AC) BNSF 9102(SD70ACe) BNSF 9254(SD70ACe)
Views:  193   Comments: 1


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