It had been nearly 5 1/2 years since I last shot one of the two Olympic units! November of 2006 was the last time I saw UP 2002 when it led a manifest down the Greeley Sub. It's been over six years since I saw sister unit, UP 2001.
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Not long ago, UP replaced the white frame stripe on UP 2002 with a yellow frame strip. Several years ago, the FRA decided to mandate that all engines have either a yellow frame stripe or a white frame stripe. Personally, I wish UP 2002 had kept its white frame stripe.
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The highest priority train on the Greeley Sub has clear signals for the rest of the trip in to town. Here, the train passes underneath the E-470 tollway a few miles north of Hazeltine.
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We are getting very close to the fields around town getting nice a green. For now, the ZLADV passes by a still-mostly brown field with UP 2002 second up in the consist. The Z-Train had eight auto racks up front, but the rest of the train was trailers and containers.
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Just north of Fort Lupton, the ZLADV one of the engines on the train made for a nice treat! While it unfortunately was not leading, UP 2002, wearing special paint for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake, looked great in the setting sun.
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One of the La Salle locals holds the main at Platteville with a trio of GP40-2s. The last of the GP40-2s is former DRGW GP40-2 #3126! The train is waiting on a northbound hyrailer that will clear up in the siding.
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It doesn't get much better than this. Spartan cab SD40-2 leading a southbound manifest on a fantastic, sunny March afternoon. This train would ultimately pull in to the yard at La Salle a few miles south and tie up for the day.
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Looks good. Sounds better. UP's La Salle local is headed south on the main at Greeley as it crosses the 8th street grade crossing. The trio of EMD motors, three of which were SD40-2s, sounded fantastic.
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Right at milepost 35, UP's track test car EC-4 is headed south through the siding at Platteville. The car previously came north and was on the mainline, so it is now checking out the siding.
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UP's track test car, EC-4, has been to down before and is usually under its own power. However, a broken transmission on the EC-4 meant that it got a free ride by a great looking ES44AC.
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A very short southbound is approaching the grade crossing at Platteville on the siding. With ATCS installed along the Greeley Sub, the code line won't be around much longer. Kind of adds something to the shot, don't you think?
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Despite the "nose only a mother could love", I have to admit that the SD70ACe is really starting to grow on me. It'll never replace such units as the SD40-2 or even the SD70M, but it not too shabby!
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Talk about quick turnaround! Although you can't tell from the pictures alone, these two units are the same two I shot at dawn at Henderson. Apparently, the power was serviced quickly and kicked right back out of town!
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It is late afternoon as this southbound (empty) rail train sits in the siding at La Salle. The train has already met one northbound and will have to wait for two more before continuing south.
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This northbound is crossing 10th Street in Greeley, passing right next to the Greeley Freight Station Museum. If you haven't visited the museum and get the chance to in the future, I highly recommend going. It is an amazing experience. The mainline on the HO layout is 28 scale miles long.
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