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By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/2011 - 1/1/2011
Album Info:Photos of trains on the UP system
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High plains
Title:  High plains
Description:  An eastbound UP train with SP and NS power rolls east near Greensburg Kan
Photo Date:  5/27/1997  Upload Date: 3/30/2014 4:36:26 AM
Location:  Greensburg, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7417(SD45R) NS 6539(SD60)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Visitor from afar
Title:  Visitor from afar
Description:  As an easterner, I was always disappointed to see eastern power on the western roads. I see this stuff all the time. One such train was this eastbound along US54 near Liberal Kan on the ex Rock Island
Photo Date:  9/20/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:50:20 AM
Location:  Liberal, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7683(C40-8W)
Views:  356   Comments: 1
Samson of the Plains
Title:  Samson of the Plains
Description:  An eastbound UP train led by a CSX unit rolls over the bridge crossing the Cimarron River between Kismet and Liberal Kan on the ex Rock Island Golden State route. The historical marker at the parking area refers to it as the "Samson of the Plains" due to its great size.
Photo Date:  9/20/1997  Upload Date: 7/31/2012 10:21:00 PM
Location:  Liberal, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7746(C40-8W) UP 6169(SD60M) UP 4296(SD40-2)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
Looking like the old days
Title:  Looking like the old days
Description:  A westbound with a solid set of SP power rolls west on the Golden State Route. I was just a little too late to catch it going out of the Samson of the Plains bridge, just out of the photo to the right.
Photo Date:  9/20/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:54:06 AM
Location:  Liberal, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9606(GP60) SP 8512(SD40T-2)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
SP power east
Title:  SP power east
Description:  An eastbound with SP power rolls east on the Rock Island.
Photo Date:  9/20/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:55:43 AM
Location:  Liberal, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9738(GP60) SP 7335(SD40R)
Views:  436   Comments: 1
EL Paso bound
Title:  EL Paso bound
Description:  A mix of power in a "we ain't mad at nobody" consist rolls toward El Paso on the Golden State route.
Photo Date:  9/21/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 2:04:01 AM
Location:  Santa Rosa, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3030(SD40-2) CNW 5516(GP40) SP 8377(SD40T-2) CR 6262(C40-8W)
Views:  879   Comments: 1
Rock Island country
Title:  Rock Island country
Description:  A westbound rolls through the farthest of the far flung reaches of the Rocks empire, between Tucmcari and Santa Rosa. This was Rock owned, but SP operated til the Rock quit in 1980, when SP acquired Rock's part of the mine to Kansas City. Now it's all UP.
Photo Date:  9/21/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 2:07:58 AM
Location:  Santa Rosa, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6192(SD60M) SSW 8065(B40-8)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
UP 9121 east
Title:  UP 9121 east
Description:  UP 9121 leads a merger partners unit on the way east from El Paso.
Photo Date:  9/21/1997  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 2:53:28 AM
Location:  Santa Rosa, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9121(C40-8) CNW 8702(C44-9W)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
Big country
Title:  Big country
Description:  The scale of the Columbia gorge has to be seen in person to really get the experience. Here a grain train rolls through the grassland with the cliffs across the river in Washington for a background.
Photo Date:  9/29/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 2:21:22 AM
Location:  Boardman, OR
Author:  Tom Beck`tt
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   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:  368   Comments: 4
Northbound with SP power
Title:  Northbound with SP power
Description:  A northbound train rolls past the Pilot truck stop en route to San Antonio and points beyond.
Photo Date:  10/11/1997  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 2:51:36 AM
Location:  Laredo, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7864(B30-7) SP 7830(B30-7)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
UP 3030
Title:  UP 3030
Description:  A classic UP unit leads a "we aint mad at nobody" consist at Laredo
Photo Date:  10/11/1997  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 2:55:23 AM
Location:  Laredo, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3030(SD40-2)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Working the Chrysler plant
Title:  Working the Chrysler plant
Description:  I made a delivery to the Chrysler plant in Belvedere Ill to find this train picking up finished vehicles.
Photo Date:  11/15/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:50:46 AM
Location:  Belvidere, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 6819(SD40-2) UP 2991(SD40-2)
Views:  494   Comments: 1
Local on the ex MP
Title:  Local on the ex MP
Description:  Sometimes when headed into Arkansas Id take US 67, whch follows the ex MP north of Newport. I almost always saw something. This day it was a local behind a GP 38
Photo Date:  12/6/1997  Upload Date: 3/25/2014 12:59:48 AM
Location:  Alicia, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 2396(GP38-2)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
On the ex Mopac
Title:  On the ex Mopac
Description:  If I had time and was heading to Little Rock from the north, Id take US 67 sluth. North of Newport, the road was next to the ex MP main most of the way. Sometimes I saw something and was able to take a photo, like this mixed bag near Hoxie
Photo Date:  12/8/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:57:07 AM
Location:  Hoxie, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 405(C30-7) SP 7367(SD40R)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
Headed for the bridge
Title:  Headed for the bridge
Description:  A westbound train on the ex CNW rolls onto the Missouri River bridge, headed for the UP proper at Fremont.
Photo Date:  8/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/10/2014 12:50:53 AM
Location:  Missouri Valley, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9727(C44-9W) CNW 8704(C44-9W) UP 3690(SD40-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
Pigs to the CNW
Title:  Pigs to the CNW
Description:  A oair of CNW GEs rolls a pig train east, and will gain home rails at Fremont for the dash into Chicago
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:40:31 AM
Location:  Central City, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 8606(C44-9W)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
Autos west
Title:  Autos west
Description:  An auto rack train rolls west on the ex CNW along US 30
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:27:49 AM
Location:  Ogden, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3076(SD40-2) UP 3287(SD40-2)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
Westbound racks
Title:  Westbound racks
Description:  A westbound rack train passes the elevators
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:36:56 AM
Location:  Central City, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5052(SD50)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Coal rolls
Title:  Coal rolls
Description:  An eastbound coal train with the typical pair of GEs rolls past one of the few trees in sight.
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:38:09 AM
Location:  Central City, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6675(AC44CW) UP 7133(AC44CW)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Yet another coal train
Title:  Yet another coal train
Description:  A westbound empty train en route back to Wyomeing
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:39:13 AM
Location:  Central City, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6690(AC44CW) UP 8285(SD9043MAC)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
Classic power
Title:  Classic power
Description:  A pair of SD40-2s, one very clean unit from UP and one an ex MP general service unit, and an SP B boat lead a train past a customer where I was making a pick up. Not a bad place to spend an hour or so.
Photo Date:  12/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/10/2014 12:41:32 AM
Location:  Lees Summit, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3326(SD40-2) UP 4320(SD40-2) SP 7798(B30-7)
Views:  650   Comments: 2
Mopac bound
Title:  Mopac bound
Description:  A westbound train headed for points on the MP passes my shipper in Lees Summit. Looks like it has enough power to get over the road.
Photo Date:  12/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/10/2014 12:43:16 AM
Location:  Lees Summit, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3054(SD40-2) UP 240(B30-7A)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
Lite power at the yard
Title:  Lite power at the yard
Description:  A set of SP and Rio Grande power sits at Neff Yard in Kansas City
Photo Date:  1/17/1999  Upload Date: 3/10/2014 12:38:46 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8694(SD40M-2) SP 7447(SD45R) DRGW 5393(SD40T-2)
Views:  590   Comments: 0
Coal on the Kansas Pacific
Title:  Coal on the Kansas Pacific
Description:  Any time I went to Denver from KC, if time was not an issue, Id usually take US 40 west from Oakley, Kan, following the UPs ex Kansas Pacific line. I almost always saw something, though was not always able to get a shot. This day I caught an eastbound coal train near Kit Carson.
Photo Date:  1/24/1999  Upload Date: 6/13/2012 1:37:21 AM
Location:  Kit Carson, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6589(AC44CW) UP 8272(SD9043MAC)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
Work train
Title:  Work train
Description:  A stone train on the Sunset Route has a visitor from far away. Seen along US 90
Photo Date:  6/15/1999  Upload Date: 3/5/2014 11:28:08 PM
Location:  Marathon, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3757(SD40-2) CR 6050(C40-8W) SP 6767(SD45T-2R) UP 478(C30-7)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
Stone train
Title:  Stone train
Description:  An eastbound stone train sits in the siding at Marathon Tex on the Sunset Route. That CR unit is really off its routine!!
Photo Date:  6/20/1999  Upload Date: 6/13/2012 1:34:14 AM
Location:  Marathon, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3757(SD40-2) CR 6050(C40-8W) SP 6767(SD45T-2R) UP 478(C30-7)
Views:  813   Comments: 1
Everybody is in on the act
Title:  Everybody is in on the act
Description:  I had already seen a train with SP power on the UP, now one with a CN unit . I was there 45 minutes and saw 4 trains.
Photo Date:  9/13/1999  Upload Date: 2/23/2014 4:48:04 AM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5624(SD70I)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
SP power
Title:  SP power
Description:  A southbound on the ex C&EI roll throught Tuscola with a pair of untouched SP units
Photo Date:  9/13/1999  Upload Date: 2/23/2014 4:45:12 AM
Location:  Tuscola, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9607(GP60) SSW 7647(GP40-2)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
Coal east
Title:  Coal east
Description:  An eastbund coal train rolls through an interlocking east of North Platte
Photo Date:  9/18/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:44:56 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6626(AC44CW) SP 175(AC44CW)
Views:  394   Comments: 1
Empty coal and a couple of SD90s
Title:  Empty coal and a couple of SD90s
Description:  A pair of SD90s and an SP unit lead an empty coal train west.
Photo Date:  9/18/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 2:13:25 AM
Location:  Lexington, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8271(SD9043MAC) UP 8294(SD9043MAC) SP 173(AC44CW)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
UP 3612 east
Title:  UP 3612 east
Description:  UP 3612 leads a familiar face eastbound near North Platte, The GATX unit was on lease to CP in the early 90s at the the time they took over the D&H, and was a common sight through my hometown in New York
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:39:11 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3612(SD40-2)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
UP 3773 east
Title:  UP 3773 east
Description:  Eastbound intermodal behind second tier power along US 30
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:43:27 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3773(SD40-2) UP 3449(SD40-2)
Views:  716   Comments: 0
Rolling out of the plains
Title:  Rolling out of the plains
Description:  An eastbound coal train rolls off the "gangplank" into the Platte River valley
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/5/2014 11:29:39 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6649(AC44CW) UP 7333(AC4460CW)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Home on the range
Title:  Home on the range
Description:  A coal train peeks out from the hills as it heads east near North Platte
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:48:11 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6747(AC44CW) UP 7116(AC44CW)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
Yet another coal train
Title:  Yet another coal train
Description:  Eastbound coal near North Platte
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:49:39 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7020(AC4460CW) UP 8111(SD9043MAC)
Views:  377   Comments: 1
DPU
Title:  DPU
Description:  DPUs were bcoming common on coal trains by this time. This on is on the back of an eastbound at Big Springs Neb
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/5/2014 11:30:25 PM
Location:  Big Springs, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7128(AC44CW)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
Coal east
Title:  Coal east
Description:  Eastbound coal train in the parade near North Platte
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:51:16 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7134(AC44CW) UP 6802(AC44CW)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
SD90
Title:  SD90
Description:  One of UPs misbegotten SD90s leads a van train east of North Platte
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 1:55:22 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8509(SD90MAC-H) SP 9729(GP60)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
Mixed freight.
Title:  Mixed freight.
Description:  Sometmes UP even runs general freight, this one behind the typical GE, and trailing an ex MP general service SD40-2.
Photo Date:  9/19/1999  Upload Date: 3/1/2014 2:04:15 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9790(C44-9W) UP 4240(SD40-2)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
Light power
Title:  Light power
Description:  Not sure where these were going. Saw them from I 55. Location approximate
Photo Date:  3/16/2000  Upload Date: 2/20/2014 1:43:45 AM
Location:  Bloomington, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 202(AC44CW) SP 376(AC44CW)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  A CNW GE leads an interesting mix of power on a westbound van train. I had come to Cozad to make a pick up on an automotive load. It was scheduled to go at 1400 that day, so I spent most of it out trackside shooting whatever rolled past. I saw about 40 trains from 0800 til I went over to the customer around 1330. Of course it rained all day!!
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:15:45 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 8664(C44-9W) SSW 9713(GP60) CSX 6119(GP40-2)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
CNW leads
Title:  CNW leads
Description:  A CNW GE leads a mixed bag of UP units on a rack train headed west
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:18:38 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 8709(C44-9W) UP 6599(AC44CW) SP 319(AC44CW)
Views:  541   Comments: 1
Doing what it was bought for
Title:  Doing what it was bought for
Description:  A CNW GE leads an empty coal train back to Wyoming.
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:20:15 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 8826(AC44CW) UP 8187(SD9043MAC)
Views:  262   Comments: 1
Lending a hand
Title:  Lending a hand
Description:  An SP unit works eastbound as a DPU on a coal train
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:24:36 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 335(AC44CW)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
Classic power
Title:  Classic power
Description:  A YP SD40-2 and a pair of SP tunnel motors go west, just like it;s 1979
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:26:52 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3150(SD40-2) SP 9387(SD45T-2)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
Classic power east
Title:  Classic power east
Description:  Another set of power straight out of the 70s heads east
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:32:12 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3374(SD40-2) UP B4121(SD40-2B) SP 6873(SD45T-2R)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
Oddball
Title:  Oddball
Description:  SD 50s on UP were oddball units, coming from MP and CNW. This is one of the CNW units leading eastbound, along with a former MP general service SD40-2, note no dynamics; and an SD40T-2. Quite a power set.
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:37:21 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5083(SD50) UP 4140(SD40-2) UP 4599(SD40T-2)
Views:  621   Comments: 1
Both types of 60s
Title:  Both types of 60s
Description:  A pair of SD60s, one widecab, one standard, have this westbound in hand
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:39:46 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6236(SD60M) UP 6049(SD60)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Eastbound coal
Title:  Eastbound coal
Description:  An eastbound coal train roll past the elevator behind the typical set of GEs
Photo Date:  5/26/2000  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 1:41:43 AM
Location:  Cozad, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6563(AC44CW) UP 6423(AC44CW)
Views:  362   Comments: 1


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