February 23rd, 2008

February 23rd

A wet, stormy weekend so only one day was spent railfanning.

LRD96/Stockton Turn at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3566
• UP 4989

Four way meet at Ostrom, CA.

sb/wb Auto Train on main

• UP 85743
• UP 3174
• UP 9618

nb/eb Stack Train in siding

• UP 5169
• UP 4352

Redding Turn in the siding

• UP 1530 - SPP*
• UP 2541
• UP 2528

sb/wb Stack Train on main

• UP 3810
• UP 4276

Rocklin Rocket in Roseville, CA

• UP 1528 - SSWP*
• UP 791

SPP = Southern Pacific Patch

SSW = SSW Patch

February 16th and 18th, 2008

February 16th and 18th.

A three day weekend, but only two days of train watching.

February 16th
Call has come back around again, so its a stay close to home weekend.

Light Power

• UP 5254
• UP 4132
• UP 526

Light Power

• UP 8339
• UP 4619

Grain Train at Antelope

• UP 5272
• UP 4620
• FMX 4682

Amtrak #6

• AMTK 185
• AMTK 206

MOARV at CP Citrus

• UP 5449
• UP 2186
• UP 3714

QWCRV

• UP 5432
• UP 4380
• UP 4669
• UP 9592
• UP 4348 - DPU
• UP 5382 - DPU

MRVEU

• UP 4452
• UP 4063
• UP 4532

WB Auto Train

• UP 7640
• UP 5103
• UP 5096

wb Auto Train at Sunset-Whitney

• UP 4656
• UP 9337

February 18th.
A busy Monday to keep us occupied.

QDVSTJ at Antelope

• BNSF 4917
• BNSF 858
• BNSF 4730

Cement Train

• UP 4649
• UP 4175
• UP 4757

Amtrak #6

• AMTK 150
• AMTK 182

MRVNW

• UP 5394
• UP 7576
• UP 4438
• UP 2561

MRVTR

• UP 4500
• UP 3828

QRVWC

• UP 5511
• UP 4780
• UP 5444

Ballast Train

• UP 4495
• UP 5172
• UP 5696
• UP 8594

Light Power

• UP 8320
• UP 2162
• UP 5371
• UP 2405
• UP 2416
• UP 5593

February 9th and 10th, 2008

February 9th and 10th

A clear and bright weekend after almost an entire month of rain and clouds. After the previous weekend snows, I was looking forward to getting some action in the snow. Unfortunately we where only able to get Amtrak 6 in the snow.

February 9th.

Started out rather slow with the three lined up on the west end of the yard, but nothing on the east end, so we would have to wait for #6 to begin our chase up the hill.

MRVNW at Antelope

• UP 3870


• UP 4577

Light power at switch 5

• UP 5582


• UP 5579


• UP 8510


• UP 4419

Redding Turn at Sunset-Whitney

• UP 1372 - RGP*


• UP 2528


• UP 1365

MRVML at Antelope

• UP 5387


• UP 4716


• UP 4360

Amtrak 6 at Antelope

• AMTK 99


• AMTK 164

MRVNP at Newcastle

• UP 5554


• UP 5570


• UP 5563


• UP 3829


• UP 4341


• UP 4973

Febuary 10th

Sunday started out really slow. The arrival side of the yard was empty and the receiving service tracks where also empty, but it got busier a little later.

Light Power

• UP 3941


• UP 2186


• UP 9744

QPDRV

• UP 8601


• UP 4616


• UP 4486


• UP 8534

MNPST

• UP 4216


• UP 8350


• UP 9547

Light Power

• UP 4248


• UP 8017


• UP 4590


• UP 4861


• UP 5490

ASJNP

• UP 5567


• UP 5573


• UP 8514


• UP 4431

Light Power

• UP 8543


• UP 5548


• UP 4805


• UP 5449


• UP 4953


• UP 5455

QRVWC at Antelope

• UP 7782


• UP 4821


• UP 4416


• UP 5413 - DPU


• UP 5441 - DPU


• UP 5340 - DPU

RGP = Rio Grande Patch

Feburary 2nd and 3rd, 2008

Feburary 2nd and 3rd.
Well after three weeks or working and rain, I wasn't going to let a predicted rain/snow storm stop me from heading out. Besides it gave me an excuse to break in my new Jeep.

Saturday Feburary 2nd
Reading reports of Amtrak 6 being stuck in Gold Run got me thinking it was time to head up the hill, but first a run around the yard to see if there where any trains lined up to head up that we could follow.

The long line of stored units is slowly making its way to the shop for a looking over. Most of the units where retired in the last weeks of Jan and the lease units where getting preped to be returned to CEFX.

We did get into some snow around Wiemer Crossing and it was really snowing up around Alta and Gold Run. This allowed us to get some shots but after spending a hour 100' from the Alta off ramp. I had had enough of California drivers in the snow.

Light Power movement

• UP 9379
• UP 7612
• UP 4043

Light Power movement

• UP 5424
• UP 4048

Light Power movement

• UP 4826
• UP 5367
• UP 8324
• UP 8395

e/b Grain Train

• UP 6748
• UP 6292 - SPP*
• UP 7094

w/b Auto train off the Valley

• UP 4487
• UP 4607

MRVNP at Colfax

• UP 5572
• UP 5575
• UP 8611
• UP 3817
• UP 4572
• UP 5569 - DPU
• UP 5576 - DPU

QRVPD at Roseville

• UP 5121
• UP 4772
• UP 2080

QNPFRP at Roseville

• UP 4822
• UP 7730
• UP 7726

Sunday Feburary 3rd
Ironically Sunday was the first sunny day is quite some time but there was nothing moving for trains.

e/b Auto Train

• UP 4487
• UP 4607

QPDWC at Antelope

• UP 7699
• UP 3891
• UP 9693
• UP 4398 - DPU
• UP 4048 - DPU
• UP 5454 - DPU

n/b HBARPAS at Sacramento

• BNSF 4767
• BNSF 4513
• BNSF 4153
• BNSF 4909

* SPP - Southern Pacific Patch