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Western Railroad Discussion > Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:}Date: 10/21/14 12:59 Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: SP8595 This morning, a heavy Windmill blade train that required eight engines traveled East out of Denver on Union Pacific's KP line. Just kidding of course:}
Actually the train SMKESW-20 (Special-Milliken, CO-E. St. Louis-Wind) was so light, that only the lead engine was on-line and running! The train stats are 66 loads-2594 tons and 6853 ft. The lead six engines-UP 8389, 9113, 9764, 8327, 4938 and 3875 are all to be setout at Sharon Springs, KS for use on Grain trains. Leaving the rear 2 engines-UP 3928 and 8589 to continue on to the East side of Missouri with the train. 1)Rolling into Watkins. 2)From the overpass at Strasburg. If you look closely, you can see the heat from the exhaust only coming out of the lead engine. 3)Heading through the last of the Fall colors at Byers. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/14 13:03 by SP8595.    Date: 10/21/14 13:41 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: Cajon92 One motor online with the other 7 along for the ride? Don't guess I have ever seen something like that before, though I don't think they could get away with that on Tehachapi ;-)
Great series, really like your angles in shots 1 and 2. ~Ryan Date: 10/21/14 13:48 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: moltensulphur In pic 2, what is the purpose of the guy-wired pole structure just behind the train?
Date: 10/21/14 14:16 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: mojaveflyer Date: 10/21/14 14:38 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: UPTRAIN UP would make a crew set out the HEAD units on a train.
Pump Date: 10/21/14 15:48 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: WSOR506 A great series of photos! This train originated on the Great Western Rly at Windsor, CO and interchanged to the UP at Milliken, CO yesterday afternoon about 4:30. Most of those units had been sitting in Windsor for a couple days...I guess the UP wanted them back! The train made quite a sight rolling down the GWR's less-than-ideal trackage.
Rich Kundert Ft. Collins, Co Date: 10/21/14 15:51 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: FrontRangeTrains Hey wait a minute... this ain't the Joint Line! ;] Nice shots, John!
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 10/21/14 16:58 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: ns1000 Nice pics!!!
Date: 10/21/14 17:41 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: SlipperyWhenWet Engines get towed along for the ride all the time, very common. I had a UP ACE the other day, only engine on an 11,000 ton train, it was 8 and sand going up the hill just to hold 14mph but it pulled the hell outta that train.
It was only about a 10 mile transfer job but it did it's part without fail Posted from Android Date: 10/21/14 18:25 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: wesleygreer Man, that first shot is ridiculously sweet.
Date: 10/21/14 18:43 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: upkpfan >In pic 2, what is the purpose of the guy-wired pole structure just behind the train?<
Might be a corner pole or a turn but it don't look like it. Really don't know. upkpfan Date: 10/21/14 20:25 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: 3rdswitch Excellent trio!
JB Date: 10/21/14 20:30 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: PCTZ Great shots...especially the whole train in #2...as well as complete info (gotta love that!)
Date: 10/21/14 21:00 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: jharkin moltensulphur Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > In pic 2, what is the purpose of the guy-wired > pole structure just behind the train? Looks like it is a pair electric transmission poles with guy wires on both sides of each. You can see them in this Google map link, but it looks like there is a picture seam there so one of the poles shows up twice. https://www.google.com/maphp?q=Strasburg+CO&t=h&ll=39.73578,-104.34031&spn=0.00125,0.00125 Date: 10/21/14 21:19 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: NH2006 Great stuff.
Not sure why they had set all 8 up on the Great Western but who knows... Date: 10/22/14 06:28 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: oklachaser Great catch & photos.
Ronda Thomas Date: 10/22/14 14:25 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: Frontrunner SlipperyWhenWet Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Engines get towed along for the ride all the time, > very common. I had a UP ACE the other day, only > engine on an 11,000 ton train, it was 8 and sand > going up the hill just to hold 14mph but it > pulled the hell outta that train. > > It was only about a 10 mile transfer job but it > did it's part without fail > > Posted from Android More proof that EMD can make a good product. Date: 10/23/14 09:22 Re: Heavy Windmill blades roll across the KP:} Author: GTWMISteve SlipperyWhenWet Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Engines get towed along for the ride all the time, > very common. I had a UP ACE the other day, only > engine on an 11,000 ton train, it was 8 and sand > going up the hill just to hold 14mph but it > pulled the hell outta that train. > > It was only about a 10 mile transfer job but it > did it's part without fail > > Posted from Android Awesome to hear that. Now if you could only tell the people at CSX, CN, and CP that. Maybe they would finally order some of the ACes. |