UP's MNPDV has tied down half the train on the main (in the background) so that 70 covered hoppers can be dropped off here at Eaton, CO. There is a bit of color on the train today with KCS 4121 on the point.
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A northbound UP local slows to a stop at a red signal at Sand Creek. It's path is currently blocked by a westbound BNSF coal load, crossing over the diamond at Sand Creek on the BNSF Brush Sub, underneath the I-270 overpass. Once the coal load clear, the local will still have to wait a bit as a southbound UP manifest switches some cars out at an industry off in the distance.
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UP's MNPDV (North Platte to Denver 36th Street Yard manifest) crosses an irrigation ditch that is filled near the brim as it heads south on the main. This irrigation ditch branches off from the South Platte River and ultimate feeds in to Barr Lake along I-76.
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Just past the intermediate south of Rolla, CN 2724 and train start to pull south on UP's Greeley Sub mainline. The train has just dropped off a string of autoracks at Rolla, UP's auto transload facility in Denver.
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I was unable to find the history of this little SW1500. It is now owned by L.G. Everist, a company that deals with construction aggregates like sand and cement, as well as things like asphalt. Here, the switcher is moving some cars around alongside UP's Greeley Sub mainline.
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Just south of Rolla, alongside of UP's Greeley Sub mainline, an L.G. Everist SW1500 switches out cars at the local transload facility.
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A visitor from the north! This Canadian National C44-9W is spending some time on UP rails, leading the MNPDV (North Platte to Denver manifest) south on the Greeley Sub.
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The conductor on the MNPDV offers up a friendly wave to the photographer, reaching out of a unit rather rare to Colorado. A CN C44-9W (original Illinois Central) is on the point, paired with a UP SD70M for this southbound just south of Ft Lupton.
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South of Ft Lupton, at MP 23, UP's MNPDV-24 heads south on the Greeley Sub with a Canadian National (originally an Illinois Central) C44-9W leading. The train consists of double stacks at the front and autoracks at the back. There is a lone tank car cut in to the middle of the autoracks, apparently by mistake!
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Though this might be an interesting to see this nose comparison between an SD70M (right side) and SD70ACe (left side). Interestingly, the units are only four years apart in terms of their build dates. The SD70M was built in 2002 and the SD70ACe was built in 2006. This particular SD70ACe was one of the earliest to hit UPs roster.
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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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This SD70ACe has certain seen some better days...or at least the paint on it has. Looks like it has suffered from engine overheat with some scared paint on the long hood which, unfortunately, has taken out quite a bit of the American flag as well.
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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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On a beautiful March evening in Platteville, a southbound auto rack train sits in the siding as a few cars pass by on US-85. The day has seen mostly sunny skies and quite a bit of wind.
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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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