Definitely a good morning for interesting power in the BNSF yard in Denver! Internally, this is now an SD40-2...however, externally, it still looks exactly like the SD45-2 that it was built as over thirty years ago.
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BNSF 2745 was once a GP30 but it has since been rebuilt. Note the fact that the middle radiator fan is missing. It is now a GP39-2R. And, it is paired up with a GP28M.
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A rebuilt GP39-2M (which looks like a GP30) is paired up with a GP39-2 to work on some switching in the yard.
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I have been reading that BNSF has been getting rid of their GP30s (or, former/rebuilt GP30s, as the case may be). However, this former GP30 is looking pretty sharp in the New Image scheme. It is a GP30 in appearance only. It has in fact been rebuilt into a GP39-2M.
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Some of BNSF SD70MACs will be coming up on 20 years of service soon. These work horses have spent the majority of their tenure in coal service and seem to have worked really well.
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I certainly prefer "action" shots to "roster" shots, but I think it's also good to get some roster shots of the current power roaming the rails!
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It's actually been several months since I went down to the yards, but it seems I picked the right Sunday to do so! Check out this string of classic EMD power sitting near the house.
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After making a slightly tardy station stop, the eastbound Zephyr pulls down the Passenger Lead to continue east for Chicago. You can see Coors Field in the background, home of the best Major League baseball team this past April and worst Major League baseball team this past May...
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UP's track geometry car EC-4 was sitting in the storage yard (in North Yard) not far from Utah Junction. This is the second time I've found this particular car is this exact spot! Must be the preferred storage location while in Denver between trips.
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Okay, if somebody can identify this little critter, please feel free to mention it in the comments. I'm guessing it is some kind of GE something-tonner, but this is outside my realm of expertise! It was sitting near the grain elevators at Utah Junction.
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An assortment of yard power - mainly GP15-1's - sit idling in UP's 36th Street Yard. There is also a string of road units (right side of the shot) that have been serviced and are ready to depart as well.
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Had to grab a roster shot of this Florida East Coast SD70M-2. I think this is a really cool regional railroad that operates between Jacksonville, FL and Miama, FL. One of the things I really like about it is that it is primarily an intermodal railroad with multiple TOFC and COFC trains running daily across the railroad.
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After several days of not managing to catch any Florida East Coast action (at least, not in good lighting), I finally caught my break in the 11th hour! 10 minutes before my train chasing for the trip was done, Florida East Coast sent Train #101 south out of Bowden Yard. Here, it is being led by FEC 106 and CITX 142 (a leaser SD70M-2).
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Train #107 departs from Bowden Yard off the east track at Sunbeam Road. It is 5:45pm and there is only about 10 minutes of light left in the sky.
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Yeah, this definitely isn't anywhere near my best shot ever. But since this is the first time I've ever shot in Florida, I decided to include it. I waited 90 minutes for this Florida East Coast intermodal train (Train #107) to depart. It finally left Bowden Yard at 5:45pm, well after the sun had set. So, this ISO 1600 shot was the best I could come away with.
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