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UP 2000 |
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After a good nights rest and breakfast at the Comfort Inn in Cheyenne, we began to make our way northward. Before heading out of town completely, I wanted to make stops at the UP yard to check out the yard jobs and excursion equipment for the steam program and also make a stop in Holiday Park where one of the Big Boy Locomotives is on display. Our first stop was on the I180 bridge over the Cheyenne Yard. My first moving train is UP 2000 working a small yard job. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 8:48:30 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UPY 1472 |
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A yard switcher sits patiently by the engine shops awaiting its next assignment. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 8:49:56 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 1865 |
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A pair of UP SD40Ns sit on the track opposite the yard switcher. The chain link fence on the overpass didnt make photos easy, but I made do. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 8:52:00 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 1823 |
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The fence actually makes for an interesting frame for this photo. UP 1823 sits in front of UP 1865. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 8:53:54 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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Steam Program and Excursion Equipment |
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Steam Program and Excursion Equipment sit around the yard awaiting their next use. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 8:55:40 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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CNW 401 |
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A CNW F Unit still in CNW markings sits amongst the passenger cars, box cars, and cabooses. I was not aware that UP had this unit. I assume it is used for parts on the E Units (which havent ran in years). |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:00:15 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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Steam Program and Excursion Equipment |
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Equipment to my right. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:01:50 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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Steam Program and Excursion Equipment |
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A wider shot of the equipment to my left. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:03:32 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 1631, UP 712, and UP 5707 |
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A couple units sit on the north side of the yard awaiting their next duties. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:10:50 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 8138 and UP 4175 |
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A westbound UP intermodal pulls up to the Cheyenne Station for a crew change/ I took one final look at the yard and we made our way to Holiday Park. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:13:09 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 4004 |
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UP 4004 is one of eight UP Boy Boys that remains on display to this day. It has been on display in Cheyennes Holiday Park since its retirement in early 1963, and is finally receiving a much needed cosmetic restoration. This is the third Big Boy that I have seen in person. My goal next year is to be able to get a chance to photograph the UP 4014, which is the Big Boy that is currently being restored to operating status. But for now, the giants on display will have to do. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:21:46 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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UP 4004 |
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A picture of the giant locomotive on the other side. The Big Boy was the largest steam locomotive to ever be built. They were built by ALCO between 1940 and 1944. Union Pacific was the only railroad to purchase any of these 4-6-6-4 monsters and were mainly used to haul heavy freight up and down the Rocky Mountains. Cheyenne was where most of the Big Boys would begin and end their journeys to and from the mountain ranges. Twenty-Five of these huge locomotives were purchased by the UP and all of them were retired in favor of newer, more efficient diesel power in the mid 1950s. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:30:17 PM |
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Cheyenne, WY |
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BNSF 5790 and KCS 3940 |
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After Holiday Park, we jumped onto I25 and began making our way north toward Bill, WY, which is where we would make our next "official" train stop. I25 follows the BNSF Powder River Basin Line most of the way north up to Bill. Around the Glendo, WY area, a we intercepted a southbound coal train with a BNSF GEVO leading and a surprise KCS SD70MAC 2nd. This is the same BNSF route that passes through Cheyenne, WY. It passes over the top of both UP lines just east of Speer Jct. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:37:58 PM |
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Glendo, WY |
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BNSF 9290 and BNSF 9598 |
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A BNSF SD70ACe in H3 and a BNSF SD70MAC still in the classic BN Cream n Green (even with the Wagon Wheel Logo on the nose!) bring up the rear of the coal train facing nose to nose. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/15/2022 9:40:35 PM |
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Glendo, WY |
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BNSF 9763, BNSF 9806, and BNSF 5686 |
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A northbound coal drag exits the siding north of Glendo after meeting the southbound coal drag. Believe it or not, this is the DPU. Ive never seen 3 units tacked onto the end of a train before this. I wouldve taken the two grinstines on the very end, but a H2 AC4400CW is pretty neat too. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:01:30 PM |
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Glendo, WY |
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BNSF 9108 and CREX 1417 |
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A BNSF SD70ACe and a CITIRAIL lease unit power the head end of the coal drag. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:07:55 PM |
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Glendo, WY |
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CBQ 5633 |
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At Douglas, WY we had to get off of I25 in order to head north to Bill. We made a quick stop in Douglas and visited their railroad museum which displays CBQ 5633. CBQ 5633 is a 4-8-4 Class 05-A "Northern" Type Locomotive which was built for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the early 1930s. The Class 05-A proved very successful for the CBQ on both passenger and freight service, and a total of thirty six were hosted on the roster by 1940 (Seven of which were built by Baldwin, the remainder by the CBQ themselves). Out of these 36, only two of these remain. The other is on display in Sheridan, WY. CBQ 5633 was donated to the city of Douglas after its retirement in the early 1950s. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:19:21 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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| Title: |
CBQ 5633 |
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A shot from the other side. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:27:56 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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CBQ 14140 |
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Along with the locomotive sits some rolling stock. CBQ 14140 sits in a line of passenger cars as the sole caboose on the property. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:33:15 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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CNW Passenger Car |
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Not sure if this is authentic CNW or not, but that is what it was marked for. The paint looks a little off. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:36:07 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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UP Baggage Car |
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A UP Baggage Car sits on display. (At least I think its UP. The paint looks a little off on this one as well). |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:38:12 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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GN 1182 |
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The Agassiz Glacier Passenger Car sits on display with the other cars at the railroad museum. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 12:48:28 PM |
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Douglas, WY |
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| Title: |
UP 6793 |
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The train was moving very slowly so it was easy to catch up to the head end power. I assumed at this point the Bill Yard was probably full to the brim. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:22:36 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 6446, UP 5665, UP 8744, UP 7164, and UP 8052 |
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And right I was. A total of FOUR coal trains (three outbound, one inbound) sit on the yard tracks, either awaiting new crews or a chance to enter the mine it was destined for. On top of that, a southbound coal train had just received a fresh crew on the main line and was taking off south. I was able to grab all five trains in a single shot with some blooming sunflowers in the foreground. This would be my favorite photo I took all day, and is still one of my favorites out of my entire collection. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:26:55 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 7884 and UP 6792 |
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The DPU on the southbound coal drag passes us heading toward (I assume) points east of here. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:29:26 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 5665, UP 8744, UP 7164, and UP 8052 |
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A closer shot of the four coal drags in the yard awaiting their next moves. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:31:20 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 7947 and UP 8726 |
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While Bill is essentially just a spot on the railroad for the UP, there are civilians who do live here and there are plenty of railfans who make stops here yearly. There is a Wyndham Hotel here along with Pennys Diner. We made a stop at Pennys Diner to eat some lunch and watch trains. I had a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate milkshake for my lunch which was both very good and filling. Featured here is the head end power of the coal train that was on the farthermost track from the photo previous. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:37:01 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 2643 and UP 7217 |
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While eating, another southbound coal train caught me off guard. I stepped outside and got what I could. Im not sure why the road into the yard has a "Speed Limit 70" along it. The road takes a 90* turn to the north right after the underpass. Dont think I would want to take that at 70 MPH! |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:40:56 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 6908 |
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A pair of UP GEs bring up the back of the coal train nose to nose. If you look closely you can see the headlight of a northbound UP coal train and the headlight of the northbound BNSF coal train we saw at Glendo. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:43:28 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 6032 |
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UP 6032 rolls north without stopping at Bill. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:45:49 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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BNSF 9108 |
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BNSF 9108 rolls north hot on the heels of the UP coal drag. Bill was built specifically for the CNW so most BNSF trains do not stop here. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:48:10 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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CREX 1417 |
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A roster shot of the CITIRAIL |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:50:00 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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BNSF 9806 and BNSF 9763 |
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Once again I wouldve preferred these to be on the end, but Ill take what I can get. Seeing two on the same train these days is quite a rarity! |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:53:07 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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BNSF 5686 |
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The coal train continues north. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 1:57:47 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 6813 |
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Another northbound coal drag from the UP bypasses Bill and continues north. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 2:00:42 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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UP 6213 |
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Two more GEs bring up the rear of the coal drag. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 2:03:38 PM |
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Bill, WY |
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BNSF 9166 and BNSF 9626 |
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Unfortunately we did a little too much driving around and didnt get situated at a crossing before an eastbound manifest showed up. This happened to be one of the few moments of the trip I was happy that the Grinstine was trailing. Happy that there was an empty flat behind the power too to show off that classic Wagon Wheel logo! |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 3:02:00 PM |
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Gillette, WY |
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BNSF 7174 and BNSF 614 |
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A BNSF GEVO and a rebuilt AC44C4M bring up the rear of the manifest nose to nose. These two units would be removed from the train in Donkey Creek Yard. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 3:12:09 PM |
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Gillette, WY |
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BNSF 9197 and BNSF 1638 |
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Despite it only being a yard unit, its still awesome to see a SD40-2 still adorned in the classic blue and yellow Santa Fe paint! A pair of SD70ACe units on a coal drag sit next to it crewless. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 3:34:36 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 9166 |
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The manifest we saw in Gillette creeps into Donkey Creek Yard. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:00:59 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 9629 |
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A side roster of the trailing Grinstine SD70MAC. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:03:30 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 9197, BNSF 9166, and BNSF 9628 |
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The manifest pulls into the yard by the crewless coal train. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:04:53 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 7374 |
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The BNSF Geometry sits front and center in the yard right along Highway 51. The road parallels the tracks quite a distance between Gillette and eastward, including Donkey Creek Yard. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:09:21 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 8532 |
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BNSF 8532 serves as the DPU unit on the coal train that BNSF 9197 is on the point of. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:11:40 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 9966, BNSF 9983, BSNF 9987, BNSF 9949, BNSF 9506, and BNSF 9789 |
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Four H2 SD70MACs and 2 Grinstine SD70MACs await their next assignments in Donkey Creek Yard. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 6:15:16 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 9506 and BNSF 9789 |
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A roster of both Grinstine SD70MACs |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 7:28:03 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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FXE 4090 and FXE 4060 |
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Ferromex red, green, and white sits behind the 6 SD70MACs. Quite far away from home! |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 7:32:41 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 5663, BNSF 9080, and BNSF 8140 |
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We moved to the Svalina Road crossing at the eastern throat of the yard. There were two staged coal trains on the side tracks. A power move was also just coming into the yard consisting of a BNSF GEVO, a UP GE, and TWENTY TWO SD70MACs (both in H2 and Executive Paint) coming into the yard. Looks like I may have picked the right time to come down here! |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 7:44:51 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 8140 |
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The conductor on the power move hops off the lead locomotive to throw some switches. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 7:52:56 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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BNSF 5663 and BNSF 9080 |
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A closer shot of the staged coal trains. A KCS SD70ACe sits 2nd out on the one on the left. |
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7/22/2018 Upload Date: 4/17/2022 7:58:56 PM |
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Rozet, WY |
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