Baretable trains...which are trains that have empty well cars used for hauling (intermodal) containers...are some of the lowest priority trains on any railroad. They do not generate any revenue as the railroad is just relocating the empty cars. A single power-shared BNSF C44-9W is the power on this southbound, getting ready to leave the siding at Platteville.
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A UP conductor from on the southbound baretable gives a roll by to the northbound North Yard, CO to Green River, WY. Many of the cars on the northbound manifest are likely headed for Salt Lake City, and once would have run over the Moffat on the MNYRO. But it is has been several years since the MNYRO ran.
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The sun is getting low in the western sky as a southbound UP manifest overtakes a southbound military train sitting in the siding. The manifest, UP's MGRNY originated in Green River, WY and is headed for North Yard. The military train is going to have to run south through North Yard as well, so I am not sure why the military train is being run around.
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After meeting a northbound unit auto train, whose last car is just barely visible in the distance, UP 7219 has set its headlight to dim as they have been informed by the dispatcher that they will be sitting here in Platteville for next few hours.
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While UP 7219 sits at the south end of Platteville, looking at a red signal, a farmer in a tractor distributes some lime on his field in preparation for planting next season.
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The crew on UP 6787 (the sole unit on a northbound empty auto train) waits for a southbound military train to clear the north switch so they can continue north toward Cheyenne.
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UP AC4400CWs meet each other at Platteville. UP 6787 is leading a northbound (empty) unit auto rack train on the main and UP 7219 is leading a southbound loaded military rain in to the siding.
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Slowly rolling north on the main at Platteville, a unit auto rack train with only a single AC4400CW for power approaches a red signal at the north end. The train is meeting a southbound military train that will be holding the siding in Platteville for the next few hours.
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Visitors far from home lead a coal empty north on the UP Greeley Sub at Platteville, about 35 miles north of Denver. Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merged earlier this year, creating CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City), so it is not too surprising that the leased power has a unit from each road represented.
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A southbound manifest sits in the siding at Platteville, waiting for a northbound. An even split of three GEs and three EMDs are on the point of the train. However, the last two SD70Ms are not loading.
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A northbound train sits on the siding facing a red signal at the north end of Platteville. After meeting one southbound, the train is now waiting for a second southbound. The train they are waiting on is currently switching at Gilcrest a few miles to the north.
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With only a hundred or so SD70ACe-T4s on UP's roster, it was a bit unusual to catch two of them on this northbound train sitting in the siding at Platteville. Unlike the SD70ACe, the T4 (Tier-4 which meet Tier-4 emissions standards), has a larger and boxier long hood.
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Tier-4 locomotives have not been particularly popular since their (required) introduction. UP has indulged EMD with the purchase of around 100 SD70ACe-T4s, but that's about it. One such example, UP 3012, is seen here on a northbound train in the siding at Platteville.
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Rumor has it that UP is looking to modify its paint scheme, specifically removing the American flag from the long hood. Seems like UP 7295 might be a candidate for a scheme Union Pacific intends to use moving forward.
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UP 8074, the lead unit on a southbound auto rack train in the siding at Platteville on the Greeley Sub. One thing that very much caught my attention was the seemingly freshly painted front end of UP 8074, including the stairs and pilot up to the anti-climber. Perhaps repairs from a collision?
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