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Photo ID: 108146
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
758
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Yard Shots BNSF
In the main classification yard in Alliance, BNSF has about 500 units stored, most of which are C44-9Ws or ES44ACs (CitiRail leasors). Tack on another 100 or so units, most of which are SD70MACs, on one of the tracks on the engine maintenance facility side of the yard. This string of units brings the total number stored in Gillette, WY, Edgemont, SD, and Alliance, NE to somewhere around 1,300!
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Photo ID: 108145
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
738
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Yard Shots BNSF
A sole BNSF SD40-2 makes a reverse move in the yard at Alliance to pick up a few cars for switching on the far side of the yard. A manifest sits on one of the yard tracks, ready to depart, just waiting on a crew. A ton of surplus units also sit in storage throughout the yard.
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Photo ID: 108144
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
734
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Yard Shots BNSF
While BNSF does have a fairly large classification yard in Alliance, NE, it has a huge locomotive maintenance facility here. Most, if not all, of the major locomotive maintenance items required on engines in the mid-west are handled here in Alliance. In the days of Burlington Northern, this was the largest engine maintenance facility on the railroad. A good chunk of BNs units were maintained here.
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Photo ID: 108143
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
761
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Yard Shots BNSF, CREX
After finding about 500 units stored in Gillette, WY and another 200 units stored in Edgemont, SD, an additional 500 or so units are currently being stored in Alliance Yard in Alliance, NE. About 300 of the units are visible in in this long lens shot. Nearly all (if not all) of the CitiRail leasor ES44ACs are currently here in Alliance.
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Photo ID: 108142
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
797
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Yard Shots BNSF, CREX
You may remember that a lot of gray and blue CitiRail leasor units showed up on BNSF a few years ago, when BNSF was encoutering a power shortage. Well, unfortunately, due to the currently economy, BNSF now has the opposite problem! A major surplus in power. Most of the Citirail units are currently being stored on a single, seemingly endless track in the Alliance Yard.
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Photo ID: 108141
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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Alliance Yard
Alliance, NE
747
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Yard Shots BNSF
BNSF has a pretty substantial yard in Alliance. This dates back to the Burlington Northern days, when this was one of BNs largest midwest yards. Due to a downturn in the economy, the yard is actually not all that full. Many of the yard tracks either have empty hoppers or power stored in them.
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Photo ID: 108140
Date Shot
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan
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MP 366.4
Alliance, NE
679
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Butte (BNSF) BNSF, Kansas City Southern (ALL)
In Alliance, NE, the Butte Sub comes to an end at BNSF's yard in Alliance. Three subdivisions actually meet in Alliance. This manifest is heading around the wye from the Butte Sub to the Sand Hills Sub to continue its journey east toward Kansas City.
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