Utah Trip 6-8 complete
Utah Trip 6-8 complete
I was out visiting family in Utah and this was my first time railfanning out west. It was good to get away from the Michigan landscape for a change. Here is what I caught:
I had a short drive to the Midvale yard, found these nice Savage uboats, hard to believe there is a freeway like I-275 behind these engines.
East of Ogden I waited for this nice Utah railway engine GP-38?
Hard on the brakes, whip the rental car off to the side of the road to catch this train in Uintah, UT.
Northwest of Orem, UP autorack he sat here for some time.
UP POWER! heading north out of the Roper Yard in South Salt Lake
Two shots from the yard in Provo,UT
My flight lands around 6 pm so I can head north and get stuck in rush hour or see what's happenning in Romulus. The signals were out on the NS line, generators going but Andrew (another railfan) and I caught a conrail unit heading east plus this northbound CSX.
I had a short drive to the Midvale yard, found these nice Savage uboats, hard to believe there is a freeway like I-275 behind these engines.
East of Ogden I waited for this nice Utah railway engine GP-38?
Hard on the brakes, whip the rental car off to the side of the road to catch this train in Uintah, UT.
Northwest of Orem, UP autorack he sat here for some time.
UP POWER! heading north out of the Roper Yard in South Salt Lake
Two shots from the yard in Provo,UT
My flight lands around 6 pm so I can head north and get stuck in rush hour or see what's happenning in Romulus. The signals were out on the NS line, generators going but Andrew (another railfan) and I caught a conrail unit heading east plus this northbound CSX.
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Nice photo's Rick M. I especially like the short line stuff. Utah Railway 2008 looks like a GP38 to me too. The engine behind it looks like a GP35. I think Utah Railway 6064 is one of those M-K rebuilds that predated EMD and GE super power locomotives.
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Nice shots!!
2008 should be a GP38-2 Built As SP 7773 (GP35)
2008 should be a GP38-2 Built As SP 7773 (GP35)
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SD40-2 - I got the impression it was a GP35d but wasn't sure because the lower sill looks like a straight 38 and its walkway is sitting higher than the unit behind it which is typical of 38's vs 35's.
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LSRC - Maybe you're right... I noticed the bump in the track and realized that might be causing the platform height difference.
If it was once a GP35 they must have re-fabricated the sill. On 35's there's a downward bump where the bell is located.
If it was once a GP35 they must have re-fabricated the sill. On 35's there's a downward bump where the bell is located.
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