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Photo ID: 114144
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
McAllister to Hackberry
Gove County, KS
15
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Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
UP 7771 and UP 5701 leads an eastbound coal load by a field of growing corn. In a month or two, the corn will likely be ready for harvest. In the meantime, the green crops backs for a great background!
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Photo ID: 114143
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sharon Springs to McAllister
Gove County, KS
17
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Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
Just west of the siding of McAllister, UP 7771 crosses over Turkey Creek on a concrete trestle that is relatively new, built in 2002. On April 12, 2002, an eastbound coal train tripped a hotbox detector. Following regulations, the crew stopped the train to walk the train an examine it for a hotbox. Unknown to the crew, the car with the hotbox stopped on the wooden trestle that was located here, over Turkey Creek. The hotbox caused the trestle to catch fire and burn down! The train was still on the bridge, and multiple hoppers fell with the collapsed bridge.
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Photo ID: 114142
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, July 27, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sharon Springs to McAllister
Gove County, KS
17
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Subdivision
Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
UP has a slow order across this bridge just east of Wallace. The train is moving at 20 MPH under partly cloudy skies. The skies are mostly cloudy to the east, blocking out the sun for this shot.
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Photo ID: 114131
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sharon Springs to McAllister
Gove County, KS
16
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Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
A Union Pacific local runs across a Smoky Hill River feeder (which is currently completely dry) as it two units and single covered hopper continue east toward Oakley, KS.
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Photo ID: 114130
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sharon Springs to McAllister
Gove County, KS
17
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Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
Unfortunately, UP 4255 did fall victim to a little bit of "tagging" graffiti at some point. My guess would be that it was placed in "long term" storage at some point. However, this afternoon, it is paired with UP 4015 and headed east to Oakley, KS.
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Photo ID: 114129
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Sharon Springs to McAllister
Gove County, KS
17
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Subdivision
Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
UP 4015 and UP 4255 lead a single covered hopper east across the trestle near MP 419 on the Sharon Springs Sub. The train is headed to Oakley, KS.
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Photo ID: 114099
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Buffalo Park to Quinter
Gove County, KS
18
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Subdivision
Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
I think a cool touch to UP 4014 is the American flag and state flag that UP puts on the front of the engine. Whatever state the train will be running in at its next stop is the state flag mounted. Here, just west of Quinter, KS, the Kansas state flag sits on the front.
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Photo ID: 114098
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Buffalo Park to Quinter
Gove County, KS
16
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Railroad
Sharon Springs (UP) Union Pacific
A combination of humidity and dust kick up from railfans add a hazy look to this shot of UP 4014 just west of Quinter as is passes by a few hay bails.
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