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Friday, March 19, 2010

Council Bluffs 03/19/10

A quick run through Council Bluffs, IA before heading for home.

BNSF yard
  • KCS 4584
  • KCS 4587

Both in gray and there outbound grain train was being loaded at Bartlet Grain.

  • EMDX 783

Sitting on the main with a string of cars for Gibson yard.

  • BNSF 2277 H1 scheme

Idling behind the KCS units

IAIS Yard

  • IAIS 512
  • IAIS ES44AC # unknown

Departing the engine terminal for the yard.

Power sitting in the engine terminal (not all engine numbers have been recorded)

  • IAIS 703
  • IAIS 512
  • IAIS 601
  • IAIS 721
  • IAIS 708
  • IAIS 152
  • IAIS 155

Over the last month or so the SD38-2's in storage have been disappearing from Council Bluffs.

UP yard

Units in the engine terminal (not all units noted)

  • UP 6750
  • NS 9479
  • UP 4421
  • UP 4175
  • UP 4809 FF
  • UPY 591

Heading into the yard off the main.

  • UP 2331
  • UP 2363
  • MP 13774 caboose
  • no cars but a 5 man crew.

Unknown Z Train departing the pool yard.

  • UP 7802
  • UP 7786
  • UP 5266

UP local at the old CNW yard

  • UP 501
  • UP 502

CN Yard

Road power was two SD40-2w's

  • CN 5276
  • CN 5321

Local switch unit

  • CN 5644

UP at N. Council Bluffs

Unknown freight

  • UP 7103
  • UP AC44/60CW unit number unknown
  • UP 1440