A descent afternoon thunderstorm has the wind blowing and rain falling in Pine Bluffs, WY. Meanwhile, an eastbound manifest on Main 2 passes underneath the WY-215 overpass.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Intermodal trains continue to grow in length in order to move more goods with fewer overall trains. As a result, it is not at all uncommon to find mid-train swing helpers in double stacks. Case in point is this ES44AC!
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
An eastbound double stack pulls east on Main 2 just east of Pine Bluffs, NE on the Wyoming-Nebraska border. Seeing so little intermodal traffic in Colorado, it is always interesting coming up to the Overland and seeing almost nothing but intermodal trains. An afternoon storm is rolling in to the area from the west.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
A westbound double stack (with a single DPU on the tail end) rolls slowly west on Main 1. Note the headlight of a eastbound in the distance. That train had to stop after tripping a hotbox detector. The conductor had to walk the train and the westbound is rolling by slowly as a result.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
While waiting for the departure of the Cheyenne Frontier Days train, I wandered over to Pine Bluffs on the Wyoming-Nebraska state line. The weather was deteriorating quickly and the contrast between the sky and the ground was awful. So, I thought a black and white shot of this westbound double stack on Main 1 was appropriate.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
A single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of an eastbound double stack train on Main 2 east of Cheyenne. Even though there are (at least) two main tracks all the way from Cheyenne, WY to North Platte, NE, there are still a few sidings from time to time. The track in the foreground here is a 6,045 foot long siding off of Main 2.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
An eastbound double stack on Main 2 rolls toward the I-80 Business Loop overpass east of Cheyenne on the Sidney Sub. The (new) crew on this train will take the train east to Bailey Yard in North Platte, NE.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
A westbound unit soda ash train passes westbound through Lodgepole. The train is over two miles long and is headed for a soda ash plant just west of Green River, WY.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Ever heard of someone blowing steam out of their ears? Well, here is the real world equivalent! With its stop in Lodgepole complete, UP 844 is steaming up - literally - for its departure eastbound.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Two members of the UP 844 crew work to inject grease on a portion of the drive rods while the train is stopped in Lodgepole, NE.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
UP crews wear the (relatively-new) green vests as they work on greasing up the steam engine at its scheduled stop in Lodgepole, NE. All the equipment needed to maintain the steam engine is kept in the tool car.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
UP 844 is approaching its first scheduled stop on its tour to south Texas. The train will stop in Lodgepole so the crew can grease up the steam engine. The drive rods create a lot of friction and need to stay well-lubricated.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
A look at UP 844 and the Valley Eagle special as it moves around the southern edge of Point of Rocks. The town of Sidney, NE is just a few more miles down the track.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Point of Rocks is very appropriately named. There are a grouping of rocks on the north side of the Overland that offer a great view to the west. Here, UP 844 comes by the rocks.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
This K-Line double stack started off in Tacoma, WA and is running across the Overland toward Chicago, IL.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
