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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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CP W098 (Speer Junction)
Laramie County, WY
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98 (Add a Comment)
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Greeley (UP)
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Union Pacific
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Just south of Speer Junction and just west of the I-25 overpass, UP's Heartland Tour special rolls north near the north end of the Greeley Subdivision. Just a few miles remain on this two month tour that covered ten states and hit cites such as Omaha, Chicago, Little Rock, Houston, Fort Worth, Kansas City, and Denver.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Borie Cutoff
Laramie County, WY
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140 (Add a Comment)
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Laramie (UP)
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Union Pacific
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The Borie Cutoff is a (roughly) 3 1/2 mile long stretch of single track that connects Main 1 and 2 of UP's Overland Route with Main 3 and the Greeley Sub at Speer Jct. This allows trains that were on the Overland but are headed for Denver, such as this Z-Train, to head straight for Speer for their crew change from Mains 1 and 2. If you look in the distance, the bridge you see actually crosses over Mains 1 and 2.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Borie
Laramie County, WY
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155 (Add a Comment)
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Laramie (UP)
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Union Pacific
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Although it may not look like it based on the auto racks, this is actually a Z-train. The ZLBDV (Long Beach, CA to Denver, CO). Traditionally, when you think of a Z-train, you probably think of intermodal cars (double stacks and piggy backs). This train does have those, but they are behind the auto racks, out of sight around the corner. The train is on the Borie Cutoff, which is a shortcut from the Overland main to Speer Jct where the Greeley Sub connects in.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Borie
Laramie County, WY
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154 (Add a Comment)
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Laramie (UP)
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Union Pacific
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At Borie, just west of Cheyenne, A Denver-bound intermodal hotshot, the ZLBDV, crosses over from Main 1 to Main 2, and then from Main 2 to the Borie Cutoff, headed for Speer, WY for a crew change.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Laramie County, WY
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144 (Add a Comment)
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Sidney (UP)
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VIA
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VIA 2214 is an SCV-42, built by Siemens in Florin, CA. The unit is a variant of the Charger series of locomotives produced by Siemens, similar to the ALC-42s that Amtrak is currently receiving. VIA rail, the Canadian counterpart to Amtrak, ordered 32 of these trainsets in December 2018, which are slowly being delivered.
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