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4/22/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Warbonnets west
Title:  Warbonnets west
Description:  A pair of warbonnets leads a BN unit and an old scheme Santa Fe unit west. The merger was only a few months old at this point, and the power had largely not mixed yet, so the BN unit was unusual.
Photo Date:  2/11/1996  Upload Date: 5/16/2014 3:08:04 AM
Location:  Rio Puerco, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 938(C41-8W) ATSF 215(SD75M) BN 3148(GP50) ATSF 3822(GP50)
Views:  1311   Comments: 2
Super Fleet meet
Title:  Super Fleet meet
Description:  An eastbound behind super fleet units meets a westbound just west of Belen.
Photo Date:  2/11/1996  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 3:41:10 AM
Location:  Belen, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 946(C41-8W) ATSF 947(C41-8W)
Views:  775   Comments: 0
Grain for export
Title:  Grain for export
Description:  A westbound grain train seen heading to Portland and eventually to Asia
Photo Date:  4/18/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:01:36 AM
Location:  Pendleton, OR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9424(C41-8W) UP 6124(SD60M) UP 9230(C40-8) UP 3350(SD40-2)
Views:  835   Comments: 0
On the water
Title:  On the water
Description:  A westbound rolls along the river.
Photo Date:  4/17/1996  Upload Date: 5/9/2014 2:46:39 AM
Location:  Hood River, OR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6355(SD60M) CNW 8658(C44-9W) UP 9446(C41-8W)
Views:  661   Comments: 0
Eastbound on the Rock
Title:  Eastbound on the Rock
Description:  An eastbound rolls up the Golden State Route
Photo Date:  7/20/2000  Upload Date: 1/26/2014 3:41:40 AM
Location:  Greensburg, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9449(C41-8W) UP 9728(C44-9W)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
Westbound in the canyon
Title:  Westbound in the canyon
Description:  I was heading east in I 80 when this one came around the curve. Perfect timing for once.
Photo Date:  10/1/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 1:03:35 AM
Location:  Echo Canyon, UT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8172(SD9043MAC) UP 9473(C41-8W)
Views:  575   Comments: 4
Inbound to Clearing
Title:  Inbound to Clearing
Description:  A UP train off the CNW heads for BRCs Clearing Yard.
Photo Date:  1/14/1996  Upload Date: 7/29/2012 4:26:11 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6307(SD60M) UP 9487(C41-8W)
Views:  680   Comments: 0
UP on the IHB
Title:  UP on the IHB
Description:  A Union Pacific transfer works south on the IHB
Photo Date:  4/28/1996  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 3:30:25 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6307(SD60M) UP 9487(C41-8W)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
Road shot
Title:  Road shot
Description:  This eastbound was going east as I was going west on I 20. Hold up the camera and hope.
Photo Date:  1/20/2001  Upload Date: 1/21/2014 1:42:13 AM
Location:  Sierra Blanca, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9491(C41-8W) UP 9148(C40-8) UP 9178(C40-8)
Views:  666   Comments: 0
Q 390
Title:  Q 390
Description:  Ever reliable for UP power, Q 390 rolls east under Oakland Rd
Photo Date:  5/19/2004  Upload Date: 1/10/2013 1:15:02 AM
Location:  Weedsport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9541(C41-8W) UP 5054(SD70M) UP 9523(C41-8W)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
Western visitors
Title:  Western visitors
Description:  A westbound with a UP unit leading a CNW unit passes the Kwik Fill at State Line PA. It was a great place to stop if you liked to watch trains-the parking lot was right next to the tracks. That's I 90 passing overhead.
Photo Date:  6/13/2000  Upload Date: 2/11/2014 1:51:40 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9527(C41-8W) CNW 8577(C41-8)
Views:  658   Comments: 0
Manifest
Title:  Manifest
Description:  In between all the intermodals and coal trains, UP occasionally runs a merchndise train. Heres one rolling west into Hershey
Photo Date:  1/26/2001  Upload Date: 1/17/2014 1:21:18 AM
Location:  Hershey, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9543(C41-8W) UP 9266(C40-8)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
CSX detour
Title:  CSX detour
Description:  A BH 1 crew is rolling a CSX detour train north at Tully. Sometimes the power consists got wild, as we can see here.
Photo Date:  6/23/2005  Upload Date: 11/26/2012 1:48:35 AM
Location:  Apulia Station, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9545(C41-8W) CSX 8045(SD40-2) NYSW 6366(M636) SIXX 41(M636) CSX 8562(SD50-2)
Views:  1472   Comments: 1
Three way
Title:  Three way
Description:  The coal train on the left was waiting for traffic-for about three hours-while the stack train on the right went east and a westbound merchandise train shot through the middle.
Photo Date:  1/26/2001  Upload Date: 1/17/2014 1:25:32 AM
Location:  Hershey, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8140(SD9043MAC) SP 341(AC44CW) UP 9547(C41-8W) CSX 5903(B36-7)
Views:  838   Comments: 0
GEs west
Title:  GEs west
Description:  A pair of GEs leads a westbound manifest. This one is unusual in that its 4 motor unit trailing, a CSX B36-7, not the typical 6 axle unit.
Photo Date:  1/26/2001  Upload Date: 12/18/2013 1:34:59 AM
Location:  Hershey, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9547(C41-8W) CSX 5903(B36-7)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
Rolling north
Title:  Rolling north
Description:  This train was northbound on the ex MP at Wagoner, meeting a southbound that had just been recrewed there. It will ultimately wind up in Kansas City, most likely staying on the ex MP.
Photo Date:  11/29/2014  Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:23:54 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7401(AC45CCTE) UP 9548(C41-8W) UP 4259(SD70M)
Views:  522   Comments: 1


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