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Monday, April 12, 2010

Mo Valley to Fremont and back home 04/10/10


Its only been a month and a week since I made a simular trip, and what a change. The snow is gone and the plants are coming alive.


Mo Valley

Arrived around0815


e/b empty grainer


  • UP 6511

  • UP 7284


w/b Z train


  • UP 4654

  • UP 7643

  • UP 8562

  • UP 4865


e/b K train


  • UP 7877

  • UP 8418

  • UP 4413

  • UP 7633 - DPU


e/b grain train


  • UP 6055

  • UP 5789

  • UP 5941 - DPU


w/b mixed freight


  • UP 7829

  • UP 8226 - DPU


e/b empty grainer


  • UP 7173

  • UP 7074

  • UP 6924 - DPU


e/b mixed freight


  • UP 8155

  • UP 6533

  • UP 8111 - DPU


traffic died down so we headed for Blair, NE around 0930


Blair, NE

Savage terminal


  • SRVX 8608

  • DLCX 8608

The SD40-2 was switching in the yard.


The ZDLSKP got by us while we where exploring the SC&P depot in the park.


Fremont, NE

BNSF local


  • EMDX 798

  • BNSF 2817


e/b UP coaler


  • UP 7304

  • UP 6286

  • UP 6629


Scoular Grain was assembling a grain train with SCOX 5001


Laid over grain train power


  • UP 5968

  • UP 6366

  • UP 5668


UP Local power


  • UP 521


w/b loaded grain train


  • UP 7269

  • UP 7015

  • UP 8221 - DPU


n/b BNSF DSG empty


  • BNSF 5235

  • BNSF 8280

  • CSX 368


Arlington, NE area

w/b UP mixed freight


  • UP 6556

  • UP 7234

  • UP 6313

  • UP 6754 - DPU


w/b empty coaler


  • UP 6513

  • UP 6191

  • UP 7002

We only had about 5 trains get past us, so all in all it was a fairly productive day.




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