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UP Photo Gallery #2 - Engineering Special-October 2000
with UP 6936
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 Date: March 7, 2001Location: Tunnel #2
A Roseville-West Colton manifest grinds uphill at Tunnel #2, between Caliente and
Bealville. |
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Date: March 7, 2001 Location: Woodford
A detoured Coast Line baretables train rolls uphill through Woodford, below the Loop at
Walong. |
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Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Bakersfield (Baker
Street Depot)
After changing crews in front of the ex-SP Bakersfield Depot, a Roseville bound UP
train leaves a cloud of diesel smoke behind to mark its departure. |
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Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Edison
A Roseville to West Colton DPU Manifest train led by a pair of recently re-assigned
SD90MAC's rolls past rows of packing sheds at Edison, just East of Bakersfield. |
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Date: November 9, 2000 Location: Between Sandcut and
Bena
The train pictured is an Eastbound UP intermodal train dropping
down Sandcut Hill just above the old helper spur at Bena. The photo is taken from
the landfill road which crosses the railroad tracks near the crossovers at Sandcut.
Near the top of the photo is the hill where most Sandcut photos are taken from.
Also visible above the train's power is Bena Road. |
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Date: October 7, 2000 Location: Sandcut
A late afternoon shot of a Westbound UP train climbing the hill at Sandcut. After
seeing this train on the Trainorders RailCam, I
hopped in my truck and headed to Sandcut to get the photo. This is one of the
benefits of being a railfan and living in Bakersfield. |
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Date: August 2, 2000 Location: Quantico (East end of
UP Bakersfield Yard)
An Eastbound Auto Rack train waits it's turn for a trip over Tehachapi Pass in the
Bakersfield Yard. Power for this train: Two new winged SD70M's and an ex-SP
Tunnel Motor in UP colors. |
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Date: July 10, 2000 Location: Bealville
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Train glides downhill through Bealville
in near sunset. The train is being handled between Los Angeles and Fresno by the
Union Pacific Rauilroad. |
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Date: June 27, 2000 Location: Approx. 20 miles North of Bakersfield along Hwy. 99 at
Kimberlina Rd.
Brand new UP SD70M #4037 leads an Oakland/Marion, AR
Auto/Intermodal train toward Bakersfield on the ex-SP mainline from Fresno. |
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Date: January 19, 2000 Location: Sandcut
Eastbound train led by UP #3300 in a special paint scheme honoring the United Way. |
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Date: February 5, 2000 Location: Caliente
Westbound train passing the East switch of Caliente Siding. |
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Date: February 5, 2000 Location: Caliente
View of an Eastbound train stopped in the siding at Caliente, with the westbound
approaching the siding visible on the hill in the background. |
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Date: March 13, 2000 Location: Woodford
Eastbound train climbing through Woodford just east of the Hwy. 58 overpass near Keene. |
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Date: August 1986 Location: Feather River Rail
Society Museum/Portola, CA
On a family trip to Northern California in 1986, a side trip to Portola was part of the
trip plan. Here is a frontal view of DDA40X #6946, the largest display piece of this
extraordinary collection. |
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Date: February 12, 1999 Location: between Bena and Ilmon
An Eastbound train of Northwest lumber skirts the Caliente Creek alongside Bena Road
near Ilmon. |
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Date: April 15, 1999 Location: Monolith
A Westbound Management Special approaches the Tehachapi Blvd. grade crossing just east
of the cement plant at Monolith. |
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Date: April 15, 1999 Location: Walong
Westbound Management Special pauses with its train wrapped around the famous loop. |
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Date: April 15, 1999 Location: Kern Junction
Westbound Management Special approaching the crew change point at the Bakersfield Depot
just west of the photo location. |
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Date: April 15, 1999 Location: Mojave
A Westbound stack train on BNSF track is approaching the junction with the UP at
Mojave. The UP now has trackage rights between Mojave and Daggett, allowing direct
access between the UP Valley line and the LA&SL through Las Vegas to points east. |
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Date: June 29, 1999 Location: Caliente
An Eastbound train having just traversed the horseshoe curve at Caliente, is now
traveling physically West as it begins the steep climb toward Tehachapi Summit.
About 2 miles west, it will turn back toward the East heading toward Bealville. |
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Date: July 16, 1999 Locatinn: East of Kern Junction between Quantico and Magunden
An Eastbound train just leaving the Bakersfield Yard with some unique power not seen
too frequently in current days. The power includes the lead C30-7, an ex-DRGW SD50
and a UP GP40X. |
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