An interesting quartet of light power moves around near Utah Jct at the north end of North Yard. UP 1997 and UP 1980 are both SD40-2s, UP 4553 is an SD70M, and BNSF 7638 is ES44DC. The mix of newer and older power, along with a foreign unit (BNSF) is what makes this consist somewhat unusual.
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UP 1989 sits shut down near the ready tracks in North Yard. It has been rumored that it has been placed in storage due to a downturn in business on UP. If that is true, it may well be sitting here for weeks or months to come.
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Rumor has it that UP 1989 has been placed in long term storage due to a downturn in business. If that's the case, it is being stored in an unusual spot. It is currently near the ready tracks in North Yard, along with an SD70ACe-T4 and an AC4400CW.
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Near the yard office at North Yard, a pair of geeps and a pair of SD40-2s sit idle as a separate pair of geeps sit on the runaround track, working to switch out some cars in the yard to the right.
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A pair of geeps work on the ladder in North Yard, switching out cars in the nonstop ballet that continues 24/7 in every railyard around the US and around the world.
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A freshly-painted Simplot SW1000 sits near the fuel tracks in UP's North Yard after being delivered the previous day from BNSF in a yard transfer. The engine will be added to a northbound train and depart the following day to continue its journey toward Pocatello, ID.
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J.R. Simplot is an agricultural supplier that is based in Idaho and recently was in need of a new switcher for moving cars around the plant near Pocatello, ID. Not sure who they purchased this SW1000 from, but the paint scheme looks pretty sharp.
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A freshly painted "Simplot" SW1000 sits among the engine tracks in North Yard, awaiting to be added to a train to take it north on the Greeley Sub and ultimately to a Simplot location northwest of Pocatello, ID.
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The Rocky Mountaineer's typical pair of GP40-3s used on the Rockies to the Red Rocks are receiving some maintenance in UP's North Yard. A former DRGW GP40-2 sits a few feet away on the same track.
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A pair of GP40-3s, wearing the standard Rocky Mountaineer paint scheme, sit shut down on a track in UP's North Yard. Both units are getting worked on and the Rocky Mountaineer, running only Wednesday through Friday in July and August, continues to lease UP units in the meantime.
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The two Rocky Mountaineer GP40-3s that have been missing from the Rocky Moutainteer "Rockies to the Red Rocks" train were spotted near the repair shop in UP's North Yard. Presumably, the Rocky Moutaineer has contract with UP to do some work on the units. You can see RMRX 8020 with several doors on its long hood open.
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A yard crew shuffles around some tank cars in the storage yard at the north end of North Yard. UP 1957 was delivered to Union Pacific in January 1980 as UP 3692. It has been rebuilt by UP and now has the model designation of an SD40N.
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The westbound Zephyr, sporting eight Superliners this morning (instead of the typical seven), passes by UP's North Yard on one side and BNSF's Rennick's intermodal yard on the other side.
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A string of units sits at the "fuel rack" in North Yard, getting serviced in preparation for their next job. Meanwhile, a morning yard job is switching down "the ladder", working to break up and/or build trains.
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There is a smattering of power hanging out at North Yard on this Memorial Day morning. The two units in the foreground are switching cars in the yard. The string of engines further back are sitting on the fuel tracks, getting prepared for their next assignment.
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