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Sunday, August 16, 2026
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Kevin Morgan
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Twin Eagle Bill Rail Terminal
Converse County, WY
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Yard Shots
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PRLX
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Just south of Bill is the Twin Eagle Bill Rail Terminal. It is a transload facility operated by Wyoming Connect Railroad, a short-line railroad owned by the Genessee and Wyoming. One of the units used for switching is this PRLX (Progressive Rail Leasing) SD45T-2! The unit was delivered as SP 9225, later renumbered to SP 6845. It was renumbered UP 2856 before being retired and winding up as this PRLX leaser.
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Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Kevin Morgan
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Cheyenne Yard
Cheyenne, WY
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Yard Shots
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Union Pacific
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Some early morning clouds hang out as UP 4547 sits in the Cheyenne Yard. This ET44AC was delivered new from Wabtec (formerly GE) to Union Pacific in December 2025 (build number 66987). There is speculation that the unit was painted up to try to make favor with the Trump administration to help "grease the wheels" and get approval for the UP/NS merger. It is also speculated that the unit will ultimately be donated (eventually) to the Trump Presidential Library, similar to UP 4141.
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Monday, July 13, 2026
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Kevin Morgan
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North Yard
Denver, CO
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Yard Shots
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Utah Railway
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Utah Railway 5004 was built by Morrison Knudsen in August 1995 as an MK5000C. The unit, one of six, had a 5,000 HP caterpillar prime mover. The six units were great for hauling heavy coal trains, but developed some mechanical issues. In 2003, they were rebuilt as MK50-3s, with their prime movers and alternators replaced with those from retired SD50s. They served on Utah Railway until 2017. After the decline of the coal, Genessee and Wyoming (parent company of Utah Railway) reassigned the six units to another railroad they owned, the KYLE in Colorado and Kansas. Increasingly, the units were being used for parts. Last month (June 2026), it was announced that UTAH 5004 will be preserved at the Utah State Railway Museum in Ogden, UT. In this shot, the unit is in North Yard in Denver, making its way toward Ogden.
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