December 24th and 25th, 2007

December 24th and 25th.
Christmas Eve and Christmas day action.

Monday December 24th
A surprisingly busy Monday morning, but the action tapered off by the afternoon as the UP was shutting down operations for the holiday.

Stack Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3869
• UP 7617
• UP 4934

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 45
• AMTK 58

Auto Train at Antelope, CA.

• UP 7755
• UP 5305

Stack Train at Brighton, CA.

• UP 5255
• UP 9646
• UP 4938
• UP 7748
• UP 3919
• UP 5536
• UP 9798
• UP 3833
• UP 5040

QDVSTJ at Brighton, CA.

• BNSF 4725
• BNSF 5308
• BNSF 4410

MRVFR at Antelope, CA.

• UP 5444
• UP 5455
• UP 5447
• UP 1451
• UP 813
• UP 3542

Auto Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4319
• UP 4441

MRORV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8336
• UP 2219
• UP 2347

Tuesday December 25th
Nothing to report.

December 22nd and 23rd, 2008

December 22nd and 23rd.
Another weekend of being on call, so it was spent close to home. Saturday started out sunny but by early afternoon was cloudy and looking to rain.

Saturday December 22nd

MRVTR at Antelope, CA

• UP 4594
• UP 5429

Lt Power at Antelope, CA.

• UP 5560
• UP 5568
• UP 5557

QDVSTJ at Antelope, CA.

• BNSF 7590
• BNSF 5246
• BNSF 4761

wb Auto Rack at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3825
• UP 9215

MRORV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3908
• UP 9781
• UP 3836
• UP 5569

ZLCSE at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7602
• UP 5093
• UP 4974

wb Grain Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8235
• UP 7662
• UP 6278
• UP 6655

QWCRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5326
• UP 4244
• UP 4627
• UP 4289
• UP 5524 - DPU

Sunday December 23rd
A slow sunny day around Roseville.

wb Auto Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4889
• UP 4524

Lt Power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7708
• UP 5411
• UP 4493

Lt Power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4629
• UP 4862
• UP 3781
• UP 5426

Lt Power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4432
• UP 7710
• UP 5582
• UP 5564

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 129
• AMTK 44

MNPRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7787
• UP 9479
• UP 2365
• UP 9357 - DPU
• UP 5485 - DPU

December 15th and 16th, 2007

December 15th and 16th.
Saturday started out with the typical winter fog, but after being on call the week prior I was looking forward to finding an eastbound and following it up the Hill.

Saturday December 15th
The day started out in Roseville with lunch in Truckee and ending back home in Roseville.

MMIRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8607
• UP 3192

QWCRV at Antelope, CA.

• UP 7763
• UP 5423
• UP 5289
• UP 5480
• UP 5447
• UP 5422

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4096
• UP 5443
• UP 3868
• UP 5459

Lt power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8326
• UP 9715
• UP 2752
• UP 5570
• UP 3542
• UP 2850

Lt power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 566
• UP 589

Amtrak # 6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 40
• AMTK 100

wb Auto rack at Truckee, CA.

• UP 3865
• UP 3258
• GECX 8652
• UP 5558
• UP 5563

Sunday December 16th
Another typical Sunday morning around Roseville.

Grain train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 6565
• UP 6465
• UP 8177

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5517
• UP 5281
• UP 7763
• UP 5558
• UP 5581
• UP 5578
• UP 5570
• UP 5573

QFRNPP at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5424
• UP 5451
• UP 5401
• UP 5052
• UP 4891
• UP 5184

Auto rack at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7737
• UP 8550

QWCPD at Roseville, CA.

• UP 6651
• UP 7732
• UP 3970

December 8th and 9th, 2007

December 8th and 9th.
Being on call limited my range this weekend, so it was spent around town.

Saturday December 8th
Around the Roseville area.

Redding Turn at Roseville, CA.

• UP 1524
• UP 9992
• UP 1448

QPDRVX at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5441
• UP 5379
• UP 5446
• UP 4221

MRVRO at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5567
• UP 5568
• UP 5582
• UP 5586
• UP 4138
• UP 8334
• UP 9594

ZLCSE at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5109
• UP 9741
• UP 5065

Amtrak # 6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 40
• AMTK 100

Unknown stack at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7647
• UP 9587
• UP 4084

Unknown stack at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8588
• UP 4084

Sunday December 9th
A typical Sunday morning.

MRORVB at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5574
• UPY 1484
• UP 8500
• UP 4525

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4817
• UP 5549
• UP 9733
• UP 7722

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 207
• AMTK 74

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 566
• UP 589
• UP 1215
• UP 1510

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5426
• UP 5378
• UP 3890

Empty grain train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 6746
• UP 6654
• UP 6357

Stockton Turn at Roseville, CA.

• UP 9251
• UP 4002

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7601
• UP 2397
• UP 4096

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5459
• UP 3868
• UP 5443

MNPST at Roseville, CA.UP 7692

• UP 4991
• UP 8538
• UP 5575

December 1st and 2nd, 2007

December 1st and 2nd.
Saturday was spent on a trip to Woodland and Marysville, CA while Sunday was spent around Roseville.

Saturday December 1st
I was hoping to catch the NREX 2007 running around on the California Northern, but it appears that CFNR isn't running on the weekends like it was a year or so ago.

The day started out in Roseville with the Redding Turn and ends back in Roseville with the MRVEU.

Redding Turn at Roseville, CA.

• UP 1346
• UP 1365
• UP 1448

Amtrak 729 at Roseville, CA.

• CDTX 2006

MNWRV at N. Highlands, CA.

• UP 8323
• UP 4082
• UP 3255

ZLCBR at Ewing, CA.

• UP 8405
• UP 8560
• UP 8608

Unknown gondola train at Sunset-Whitney, CA.

• UP 4717
• UP 4672

MRVEU at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5462
• UP 5402
• UP 5430
• UP 5286

Sunday December 2nd
A fairly busy Sunday morning around Roseville, CA.

Lt. power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4388
• UP 4786
• UP 5413
• UP 5384

QPDRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5488
• UP 3996
• UP 7606 - DPU
• UP 7632 - DPU

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 40
• AMTK 100

ABNKC at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4260
• UP 5127
• UP 4325

MRVTR at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4553
• UP 8331

MRVFR at Roseville, CA,

• UP 4000
• UP 4595

Unknown stacker at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5051
• UP 4991

MNPRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 9174
• UP 4002
• UP 9251
• UP 5492
• UP 9738
• UP 5567
• UP 5578

November 24th and 25th, 2007

November 24th and 25th.
A lazy and cold weekend of train watching.

Saturday November 24th
After doing something other than train watching in the morning, I took a quick drive around the yard to see what was going on.

QNPRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5320
• UP 8376
• UP 5583
• UP 5575
• UP 5560 - mid-train DPU
• UP 5577 - mid-train DPU
• UP 9692 - rear train DPU
• UP 5334 - rear train DPU

Unknown train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8310
• UP 5080
• UP 4076

MRVFR at Roseville, CA

• UP 5353
• UP 4324
• UP 4816

Sunday November 25th
Sunday morning was really slow around Roseville, CA.

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 198
• AMTK 167

Grain Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5949
• UP 7235
• UP 6565
• UP 7305
• UP 5588 - DPU
• UP 5566 - DPU
• UP 5571 - DPU

IG2OA at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4327
• UP 3882
• UP 5156
• UP 5098

November 22nd and 23rd, 2007

November 22nd and 23rd.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday train watching

Thursday November 22rd
A surprisingly busy day for a holiday.

Lt Power move at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3854
• UP 4557
• UP 5435
• UP 4020

Empty Grain Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7659
• UP 7039
• UP 6227

Loaded Grain Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5717
• UP 8358
• UP 5513

QDVSTJ at Newcastle, CA.

• BNSF 7563
• BNSF 4513
• BNSF 4859

QRVNP at Gold Run, CA.

• UP 5578
• UP 5582
• UP 5006
• UP 4877
• UP 4467
• UP 5568
• UP 5566 - DPU

Friday November 23rd
Black Friday was a little bit slow around Roseville, CA.

MRVEU at Rosevile, CA.

• UP 5553
• UP 5325
• UP 5407

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 168
• AMTK 179

ISCOA at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4826
• UP 4976
• UP 5095

QRVWC at Antelope, CA.

• UP 7368
• UP 8553
• UP 5454
• UP 9460 - DPU
• UP 5358 - DPU

KMNOA at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4265
• UP 4702

November 17th and 18th, 2007

November 17th and 18th.
Typical November weather in the Valley, fog in the mornings and filtered sunlight in the afternoons.

Saturday November 17th
A busy day around Roseville, CA.

Auto Rack at Antelope, CA.

• UP 4021
• UP 2223
• UP 4584

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 51
• AMTK 19

ZLCBR at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4312
• UP 5120
• UP 9685

Rocklin Rocket at Sunset-Whitney, CA.

• UP 589
• UP 566

Redding Turn at Roseville, CA.

• UP 1386
• UP 526
• UP 992

MRVTR at Sacramento, CA.

• UP 9831
• UP 4557
• CFNR 106

Ballast Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3873
• UP 4557
• UP 9333
• UP 3854

MMIRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4773
• UP 4533

QPDRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5480
• UP 5376
• UP 4388
• UP 4944

MNPRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5581
• UP 4209
• UP 9616
• UP 4633
• UP 5576 DPU
• UP 5575 DPU

Sunday November 18th
Much slower day as is usual on Sundays around Roseville, CA.

Auto Rack at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3804
• UP 9390
• UP 5572

Amtrak #6 at Sacramento, CA.

• AMTK 61
• AMTK 122

Stack Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8560
• UP 9652
• UP 9702

MRVFR at Antelope, CA.

• UP 4419
• UP 2933
• UP 3980

Amtrak #5 at Roseville, CA.

• AMTK 41
• AMTK 190

Grain Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 8255
• UP 7261
• UP 8063

November 10th and 11th, 2007

November 10th and 11th.
A foggy, rainy weekend with a slow Saturday and a busy Sunday.

Saturday November 10th
The weather was horrible so it was off to the International Railfair train show.

ZLBSE at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7799
• UP 5179
• UP 4644

Ballast Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 9333
• UP 3854

MRVNP at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5578
• UP 5575
• UP 7756
• UP 5161
• UP 4974
• UP 2862
• UP 5559 DPU
• UP 5566 DPU

Sunday November 11th
Sunday started out foggy but cleared out in the valley and slowly out to the foothills.

Lt Power at Antelope, CA.

• UPY 862
• UPY 857

Stack train at Antelope, CA.

• UP 4205
• UP 8425

Amtrak #6 at Sacramento, CA.

• UP 51
• UP 19
• UP 172 - wreck damaged

Stack Train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 7780
• UP 8601

MRVNP at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5376
• UP 4944
• UP 4388

QDVSTJ at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5568 - BNSF power had a on line failure on the pass and this unit was added at Sparks, NV.
• BNSF 4752
• BNSF 8212
• BNSF 6344

Lt Power at Roseville, CA.

• UP 6781
• UP 8074
• UP 5829

Power came in from Polk after leaving a unit cement train there.

November 3rd and 4th, 2007

November 3rd and 4th.
A trip to Chico, Oroville, and some lazy time around Roseville, CA.

Saturday November 3rd.
The day started off with the ZLBSE in Roseville and ended with a BNSF grain train in Rio Oso, CA.

ZLBSE at Roseville, CA.

• UP 4102
• UP 4359
• UP 9506

Rocklin Rocket at Sunset-Whitney, CA.

• UP 812
• UP 649

QHKRV at Ostrom, CA.

• UP 8384
• UP 5363
• UP 5413
• UP 5421

MRVPD at Ostrom, CA.

• UP 5452
• UP 5416

Rare unknown sb BNSF grain train at Rio Oso, CA.

• BNSF 5497
• BNSF 7653
• BNSF 4927
• BNSF 710

Sunday November 4th
A lazy Sunday around Roseville, CA.

MWCCO at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5535
• UP 9164

Baretable train at Sunset-Whitney, CA.

• UP 4302
• UP 4488

MRORV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 3801
• UP 5514
• UP 7786

wb Grain train at Roseville, CA.

• UP 6793
• UP 6243
• UP 6569
• UP 5572 DPU
• UP 5582 DPU
• UP 5582 DPU
• UP 5561 DPU
• UP 5568 DPU

October 27th and 28th, 2007

October 27th and 28th.

Some time spent around the Sacramento and the Roseville, Ca areas.

Saturday October 27th
A really slow day which was unfortunate since I pretty much had the day to do what I wanted.

Rocklin Rocket at Roseville, CA

• UP 566
• UP 589

HBARPAS at Sacramento, CA

• BNSF 4885
• BNSF 1017
• BNSF 5069
• CN 2600
• BNSF 831

MRVNW at Sacramento, CA

• UP 4207
• UP 4901

Empty Grain Train at Roseville, CA

• UP 5033
• UP 4819

QFRNPP at Roseville, CA

• UP 7729
• UP 3859

Sunday October 28th
Sunday started out with me wondering it was going to be a dead day. Both the receiving and departure yards for the hump in Roseville where empty, but the morning soon proved to be productive.

Grain Train at Citrus Heights, CA

• UP 5559
• UP 6027
• UP 5890
• UP 5995
• UP 7003

Grain Train at Citrus, CA

• UP 5454
• UP 9638
• UP 4344

QWCRV at Antelope, CA

• UP 5459
• UP 5061
• UP 3779
• UP 5356 - DPU
• UP 4398 - DPU

KOAMN at Antelope, CA

• UP 4743
• UP 8394

MEUWC at Roseville, CA

• UP 4399
• UP 3746
• UP 5299

Lt Power at Roseville, CA

• UP 5089
• UP 9449
• HLCX 6335

QPDRV at Roseville, CA.

• UP 5418
• UP 9754
• UP 5381

QPDWC at Brock, CA.

• UP 5363
• UP 5413
• UP 5421

October 20th and 21st, 2007

October 20th and 21st.

A trip to Oakdale, Riverbank, Stockton and the Roseville, Ca areas.

Saturday October 20th
Finely we got a whole weekend without obligations or work and we headed for the Central Valley.

Stockton, CA

ZNBYWSP

• BNSF 7537
• BNSF 778
• BNSF 707
• BNSF 720

Riverbank, CA

North end switch

• BNSF 2422
• BNSF 2412

Oakdale, CA

Sierra Diner Train

• SERA 50

UP Oakdale Turn

• UP 1489
• UP 1495

The SERA 40 and 44 BLW S12's are showing signs of being actively stripped of parts. An unexpected sight was the ex Swanson Milling GP-9 that showed up on the SERA property last year was stripped down to the prime mover and half the cab. The long hood and front half of the unit where missing.

Stockton, CA
We headed back to Stockton as there was nothing going on in Riverbank. West of Escalon a nb San Joaquin passed us with Amtrak 180 as the lead unit.
A quick stop at the BNSF Mormon yard showed the engine terminal full with a couple of interesting units. BNSF 3118 and NS 9387 helped break the orange and green monotony. At the east end of the yard are the Rail Power demo units in cold storage.They have been there since the RPRX 5402 took off unattended for no reason.

A run over to the UP side of things found some activity, but not much.

QFRNPP

• UP 5501
• UP 5264
• UP 5028
• UP 8550

BNSF Transfer

• BNSF 2949
• BNSF 2536

Sacramento, CA
After driving around the central valley without any luck on the train watching front, its was time to head for home, but we where sidetracked by the MRVNW at Elvas. A quick turn around and then down to Haggin resulted in the most trains for the day even though we did miss a sb stacker.

Unknown eb Auto Train

• UP 4036
• UP 9625

Unknown wb Auto Train

• UP 5201
• UP 3794
• UP 4083
• UP 9068

ZLCBR

• UP 3803
• UP 4359
• UP 4491

After sitting for about 45 mins the MRVNW had still not moved from Elvas and the auto rack train was still waiting for it to clear and since there where things I needed to do, it was time to go.

Sunday October 21st
Sunday was a typical Sunday for traffic levels. Traffic has been off for quite sometime and always amazes me how empty the yard has been looking lately.
The east end of the yard had a CTC failure and all trains entering and leaving the yard had to hand throw all switches. This made for some extra radio traffic giving us some heads ups.

QNPFRP at Antelope, CA

• UP 7733
• UP 4225
• UP 4423
• UP 5572
• UP 5568 - rear DPU

MRVTR at Citrus, CA

• UP 4134
• UP 5053

Lt Power at Roseville, CA

• UP 3905
• UP 4872

Lt Power at Roseville, CA

• UP 3291
• UP 2462

ASJNP at E. Roseville, CA

• UP 4904
• UP 9773
• UP 9775
• UP 9734
• UP 9722
• UP 9541
• UP 9239
• UP 9619
• UP 4685

They had a bad order tank car and ended up setting it out in the city yard.

MRVEU at Roseville, CA

• UP 5476
• UP 7699
• UP 5181

October 13th and 14th, 2007

October 13th and 14th.

A weekend around the home front.

Saturday October 13th
After having to work the weekend before and trying to get caught up on misc items, I was able to squeeze in some train watching time.

Roseville, CA

The day started off foggy, very winter like even though its only the beginning of fall. The other surprise was the sight of the departure yard empty, not a car in sight.

Unknown sb grain train

• UP 6543
• UP 6245
• UP 5735
• UP 5567 - DPU
• UP 5569 - DPU
• UP 5578 - DPU
• UP 5571 - DPU

Lt. Power

• UP 4677
• UP 4161
• UP 5371

MRVNW at Citrus, CA

• UP 5387
• UP 5374

Redding Turn

• UP 2933
• UP 1376
• UP 1451

ZLCBR

• UP 5471
• UP 9776
• UP 9655

Lt. Power

• UP 4570
• UP 4398
• UP 5386
• UP 5415
• UP 4505
• UP 4009
• UP 4139

QDVSTJ

• BNSF 7581
• BNSF 5503
• BNSF 4764
• BNSF 8635

Lt. Power

• UP 5454
• UP 5413
• UP 5383
• UP 8153

Sunday October 21st
Sunday was a rush day to see what we could find before my son had to go to work.

MWCPW at Citrus, CA

• UP 5461
• UP 4446
• UP 5381

MNPFR at Brighton, CA

• UP 5064
• UP 4299
• UP 3271
• UP 4957

IG2OA at Brighton, CA

• UP 8505
• UP 4296
• UP 5157

Unknown Auto Rack at Haggin, CA

• UP 3158
• UP 2940

September 29th and 30th, 2007

September 29th and 30th

Some observations around Roseville, Ca and the lower Valley sub between Roseville and Marysville, CA

Saturday Sept 29th
Saturday started out wet and cloudy but turned out to be fine later in the afternoon. Time constants limited the amount of time spent railfanning, but the time taken did present some jewels.

On the way to Sacramento two east bounds where encountered along Roseville road with the second being the catch of the month.

MNWRV

• UP 9723
• UP 8331

An unknown empty grain train

• UP 6619
• KCS 4682 Southern Belle
• KCS 4685 Southern Belle
• KCS 4680 Primer

We followed this train up to Newcastle, CA but had to return home for a late afternoon appointment.


Sunday Sept 30th
Sunday started out cool, crisp and slow around the Roseville yard complex. We spotted a stack train head up the Valley sub and after a look to see if any west bounds where lined up to leave, we headed up the Valley.

This was the first time in over a month since I've been up to Marysville and the UP has been busy. Lots of track and bridge work being done. A new bridge is going in at Pleasant Grove creek just south of Sunset-Whitney. The siding at Sunset-Whitney has been rebuilt (it was pretty rickety last time I looked at it) and the bridge over the Bear River is having the wooden deck replaced with a concrete deck.

Trains where more frequent than the day before, but not as many as I’d hoped.

QPDRV north of Lincoln, CA

• UP 4348
• UP 5456
• UP 4501

KOAMN in the siding at Ostrom, CA

• UP 4134
• UP 5053

IG2OA at Ostrom, CA

• UP 9783
• UP 4993
• UP 8569

MRVPD at Sunset-Whitney, CA

• UP 5438
• UP 4812
• UP 5371

EB empty grain train at W. Roseville, CA

• UP 5366
• UP 6174

December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2008

December 31, 2007
The year ended on a quite note with very little movement occurring. A couple of trains where observed out and about, though.

Unknown freight parked at Swanson, CA.

• UP 5560
• UP 5561
• UP 3860
• UP 3699
• UP 3885

Amtrak #6

• AMTK 95
• AMTK 155

MRVNW at Antelope

• UP 5406
• UP 5026
• UP 9625
• UP 5454
• UP 5419

wb Grain Train at West Roseville, CA

• UP 5968
• UP 6737 cnwp*
• UP 6190 spp*

Lt. Power movement at Roseville, CA

• UP 5361
• UP 54513
• UP 5435
• UP 9758
• UP 5293
• UP 7730
• UP 5338

MRVML at Elk Grove, CA

• UP 5484
• UP 9806
• UP 9713

January 1, 2008

The first day of the new year was sunny and busy for a holiday.

Amtrak #6 at Roseville, CA

• AMTK 174
• AMTK 4

MRVNW at N. Highlands, CA

• UP 4901
• UP 4944
• FURX 8093 bnp*
• UP 2580

QSTDVJ at N. Highlands, CA

• BNSF 4990
• BNSF 4311
• BNSF 4553

ZCSLT at Brighton, CA

• UP 4261
• UP 4567
• UP 4155

Lt. Power at Roseville, CA

• UP 5381
• UP 5403
• UP 5182

Stack Train at Roseville, CA

• UP 4370
• UP 4772
• UP 8516
• UP 4490

*
cnwp = CNW Patch
spp = Southern Pacific Patch
bnp = BN Patch