The conductor on a southbound baretable is on the ground to give a "roll by" to the northbound manifest that just knocked down the signal at the south end of Platteville. The southbound baretable is in fact a UP train, even though it is led by a BNSF C44-9W.
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With the advent of LED lighting technology, new block signals now use LED rather than traditional incandescent bulbs. The LEDs are more reliable, more energy efficient, and far brighter. As you can see, similar to LED stoplights, any one color is actually composed of dozens of LED lights. This is the northbound control signal at the south end of Platteville on the UP Greeley Sub.
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A northbound coal empty is moving at track speed at the south end of Platteville, meeting a southbound sitting in the siding.
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At the south switch of Platteville, a southbound UP auto rack train sits patiently in the siding, awaiting its turn to proceed south. The train just met a northbound auto rack train and, if you look closely, you can see the last car of the northbound on the main track way off in the distance.
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At the south switch of Platteville, a northbound auto rack train meets a southbound auto rack train! The southbound train is sitting in the siding, waiting for its turn to proceed. The northbound train has seven units including UP 1988 (Katy heritage unit), UP 1989 (DRGW heritage unit), and a Norfolk Southern unit in the consist.
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At Platteville, this BNSF rerouted "stinky slinky" creeps in to the siding to meet the southbound California Zephyr. This train is headed for Bonneville, WY where it will load with molten sulfur before returning to Galveston, TX.
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