Melt down?
Lets see. Roseville yard was stuffed this morning. 4 trains parked on the main between Antelope and Swanson. A dead train on the main at Del Paso, 3 tied up behind it. The siding and main at Sunset-Whitney both have dead trains. Three dead trains on the main between Sunset-Whitney and Brock (~25 miles) Ostrom siding and Brock siding are both occupied. A dead train is on the main at Marysville and the first siding north of Binney Jct. is occuppied. 13+ trains parked within the Roseville triangle. Sounds like a typical day in Northern California.
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Sunday, February 15, 2004
02/14/04 - Sightings
Good to see the weatherman was wrong. Was supposed to be cloudy/rainy, but the sun was out. I got a late start to the day out around 1330 I figured a spin around the Roseville yard was in order.
A look to the west and east while crossing over the yard on the Antelope over pass showed trains parked on the mainline at Antelope and one getting ready to head out of the yard. UP 3632-3374 are leading a wb freight from the yard. Amtrak #6 was really late. Around 1330 AMTK 156-136 lead #6 by the Roseville Auction. The service tracks where full and had two jewels in them. RSSX 7983 one of the GP9's from Lathrop and CNW8646 where spotted.
After #6 cleared the Roseville depot the scanner picked up an inbound west bound freight off of Donnor. A run to Cattlemans caught UP5806 (a filthy flag unit)-9355-9210-4393 pn this freight. Sitting on the number one main was the first of the seven parked trains that I counted. This one had some weird power. UP 7529-UPY862; a AC6000CW and a SD38-2R. I decided to head back into the Roseville to where the Valley line and the Donnor line join up. The Rocklin Rocket (UP 598-771) was on the wb leg of the wye from the Valley waiting for the freight to clear so it could back into the yard.
After this it was a drive along the south side of the yard and then down Roseville road to look at the parked trains west of the yard. The yard was packed. Even the Rockpile had freights lined up on the tracks. Nothing really exciting going on in the yard, but did catch the top of a CDTX/AMTK F59PHI on one of the outbound tracks.
The parked trains where strung out for about 7 miles, first one was noted at the Antelope cross overs but could not get the unit numbers. Behind it at Citrus Heights was another with UP 3728-8798-1355 (DRGW Patch)-9322-699. The next one was noted at the Watt Ave overpass. UP 3647-2745 (SP Patch) where the power on this one. At Plane Haven was UP 3247-3488. Under the I-80 overpass was UP 3450-3383 and the last set train was parked across from the RTA shops with UP 3327-3635.
A full yard and 7 parked trains; thats about normal for Roseville. Below is a complete list of observed units (sorry but the format gets lost on here)
Unit Number Type Railroad Location Notes
136 P42 AMTK Roseville, CA
158 P42 AMTK Roseville, CA
8646 C44-9W CNW Roseville, CA
7780 C40-8W CSX Roseville, CA
7983 GP9 RSSX Roseville, CA
567 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA SP Patch
598 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
621 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
686 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
699 GP38-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA RCL
771 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
1355 GP40-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA DRGW Patch
2372 SD60M UP Roseville, CA
2745 SD40M-2 UP Walerga,CA P Patch
3192 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3217 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3247 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA
3327 SD40-2 UP Swanston, CA Snoot
3374 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA Snoot
3383 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3450 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3488 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3632 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3635 SD40-2 UP Swanston, CA
3647 SD40-2 UP Walerga,CA
3728 SD40-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA
3978 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4006 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4103 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4393 SD70M UP Rocklin, CA
4648 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4708 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4774 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FF
4851 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FLR
4998 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FF
5806 AC4400CCTE UP Rocklin, CA Flag
5831 AC4400CCTE UP Roseville, CA
7529 AC6000CW UP Roseville, CA
8098 SD9043MAC UP Roseville, CA
8798 SD40T-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA
9096 C40-8 UP Roseville, CA
9210 C40-8 UP Rocklin, CA
9304 C40-8 UP Roseville, CA
9322 C40-8 UP Citrus Heights, CA
9355 C40-8 UP Rocklin, CA
9445 C41-8W UP Roseville, CA
9671 C44-9W UP Roseville, CA
9676 C44-9W UP Roseville, CA
862 SD38-2R UPY Roseville, CA
1298 SW1500 UPY Roseville, CA
A look to the west and east while crossing over the yard on the Antelope over pass showed trains parked on the mainline at Antelope and one getting ready to head out of the yard. UP 3632-3374 are leading a wb freight from the yard. Amtrak #6 was really late. Around 1330 AMTK 156-136 lead #6 by the Roseville Auction. The service tracks where full and had two jewels in them. RSSX 7983 one of the GP9's from Lathrop and CNW8646 where spotted.
After #6 cleared the Roseville depot the scanner picked up an inbound west bound freight off of Donnor. A run to Cattlemans caught UP5806 (a filthy flag unit)-9355-9210-4393 pn this freight. Sitting on the number one main was the first of the seven parked trains that I counted. This one had some weird power. UP 7529-UPY862; a AC6000CW and a SD38-2R. I decided to head back into the Roseville to where the Valley line and the Donnor line join up. The Rocklin Rocket (UP 598-771) was on the wb leg of the wye from the Valley waiting for the freight to clear so it could back into the yard.
After this it was a drive along the south side of the yard and then down Roseville road to look at the parked trains west of the yard. The yard was packed. Even the Rockpile had freights lined up on the tracks. Nothing really exciting going on in the yard, but did catch the top of a CDTX/AMTK F59PHI on one of the outbound tracks.
The parked trains where strung out for about 7 miles, first one was noted at the Antelope cross overs but could not get the unit numbers. Behind it at Citrus Heights was another with UP 3728-8798-1355 (DRGW Patch)-9322-699. The next one was noted at the Watt Ave overpass. UP 3647-2745 (SP Patch) where the power on this one. At Plane Haven was UP 3247-3488. Under the I-80 overpass was UP 3450-3383 and the last set train was parked across from the RTA shops with UP 3327-3635.
A full yard and 7 parked trains; thats about normal for Roseville. Below is a complete list of observed units (sorry but the format gets lost on here)
Unit Number Type Railroad Location Notes
136 P42 AMTK Roseville, CA
158 P42 AMTK Roseville, CA
8646 C44-9W CNW Roseville, CA
7780 C40-8W CSX Roseville, CA
7983 GP9 RSSX Roseville, CA
567 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA SP Patch
598 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
621 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
686 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
699 GP38-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA RCL
771 GP38-2 UP Roseville, CA
1355 GP40-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA DRGW Patch
2372 SD60M UP Roseville, CA
2745 SD40M-2 UP Walerga,CA P Patch
3192 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3217 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3247 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA
3327 SD40-2 UP Swanston, CA Snoot
3374 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA Snoot
3383 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3450 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3488 SD40-2 UP Plane Haven, CA Snoot
3632 SD40-2 UP Roseville, CA
3635 SD40-2 UP Swanston, CA
3647 SD40-2 UP Walerga,CA
3728 SD40-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA
3978 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4006 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4103 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4393 SD70M UP Rocklin, CA
4648 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4708 SD70M UP Roseville, CA
4774 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FF
4851 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FLR
4998 SD70M UP Roseville, CA FF
5806 AC4400CCTE UP Rocklin, CA Flag
5831 AC4400CCTE UP Roseville, CA
7529 AC6000CW UP Roseville, CA
8098 SD9043MAC UP Roseville, CA
8798 SD40T-2 UP Citrus Heights, CA
9096 C40-8 UP Roseville, CA
9210 C40-8 UP Rocklin, CA
9304 C40-8 UP Roseville, CA
9322 C40-8 UP Citrus Heights, CA
9355 C40-8 UP Rocklin, CA
9445 C41-8W UP Roseville, CA
9671 C44-9W UP Roseville, CA
9676 C44-9W UP Roseville, CA
862 SD38-2R UPY Roseville, CA
1298 SW1500 UPY Roseville, CA
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