Western Railroad Discussion > Utah trip pix

Here's some of my Utah pix from April. Mostly roster shots.

Utah Southern SD40-2 3001, Iron Springs, UT.

Then USR 3000 (both ex-UP), Iron Springs, UT.

USR 3100 SD40T-2 (ex-D&RGW?) spotting the Comstock iron ore mine tipple. All three shots, 4/27/11.



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USR logo.

Circle Four Farms SW10 (ex-UP rebuilt SW9) 1200, switching at Milford, UT, 4/27/11.

Rail Scale Inc. WWBX 199918 scale test car at Sharp, UT, 4/27/11.

Also from the trip, distant pot signal on ex-D&RGW Tintic Branch, Springville, UT- see here- <http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2494095,2495990#msg-2495990&gt;



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Remains of the 1983 Thistle, UT, slide. Town gone, D&RGW main rerouted (eventually) into the tunnel in foreground shadow. It was a real rush job done in amazingly short time! 4/28/11

A new "turntable"! At the Tie Fork Rest Area on US 6, west slope of Soldier Summit, UT. Ex-D&RGW main on the slope above. Was this how the Credit Mobilier built UP's first turntable? 4/28/11

Model steam engine #435 at the Tie Fork rest area, UT. 4/28/11



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Scoular SCOX GP16 5003 (ex-ACL GP7), Ogden, UT, 4/29/11.

Ogden Business Depot F-M H10-44 53205 (ex-US Army), Ogden, UT, 4/29/11.

Also from the trip- Snake Lead power derail, Helper Yard- <http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2489474,2490548#msg-2490548&gt;
and Horizon Milling [Cargill] SW1 6751- <http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2464188,2464784#msg-2464784&gt;

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Utah Central [Patriot Rail] GP9 201 (ex-WM) at Ogden Business Depot, UT, 4/29/11.

Stella Jones hi-cab GP39-2 799 (ex-Kennecott Utah Copper) switching at Smelter, UT, 4/30/11.

Stella Jones hi-cabs GP39-2 799 and 792 backing cars into the UP interchange at Smelter, UT, 4/30/11. Behind is the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range.

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Stored locomotives of Broken Arrow switching service at Flux, UT, on UP's Ellerbeck Industrial Lead, 4/30/11. On the left, BLH RS4TC 243 (ex-US Army); in the middle, a rare (1 of only 2 built) Alco SSB-9 #? (A-unit of a cow-calf set, ex-US Steel #002); on the right, an Alco S6 3? (ex-US Steel #1).

That's it, thanks for looking!

mapboy



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That USRR paints makes for some sharp units.

PittsburghMike Wrote:
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> That USRR paints makes for some sharp units.

Mike Root, the USR owner, said he'd paint #3100 RIO GRANDE if he had an extra $20,000. Anyone got $20,000 going to waste?

mapboy

I believe that tunnel motor is former SP, due to the large fuel tank. The Grande tunnel motors had smaller tanks as I recall.

Brian Black
Retired SP/UP Conductor
Castle Rock, CO

tehachcond Wrote:
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> I believe that tunnel motor is former SP, due to
> the large fuel tank. The Grande tunnel motors had
> smaller tanks as I recall.
>
> Brian Black
> Retired SP/UP Conductor
> Castle Rock, CO


That is former D&RGW 5411. That is the shorter fuel tank.

Rob

That's some very interesting variety, Harry!

i dont care for yellow and brown. bad combo

You don't like the original UP streamliner colors from the 30's?

Mike Root
Madras, OR