Western Railroad Discussion > 5 UP GP40-2's all in a row on tonnage & UP on GWR

Lots of retro stuff in Fort Collins, CO today, the 3 BN Cascade Green BNSF SD40-2's reported in the earlier post by NH2006, and on another side of town and later, the UP LaSalle-Ft. Collins-LaSalle Local LYGO2 inexplicably had five small and old GP40-2's pulling it, instead of the larger road power that has been the norm for at least two years. Both ex- SP and D&RGW are represented, somehow fitting as both roads liked to pile on B-B units to power trains.

Photo 1 - Departing eastward still in Fort Collins, beginning the return to LaSalle as the restless sky is spitting snow flurries. From the front: UP 1425, ex-SP 5325; UP 1350, ex-D&RGW 3102; UP 1480, ex-SP 7110; UP 1344, ex-D&RGW 3096; UP 1396, ex-SP 7629.
 
Photo 2 - East of Harmony departing Fort Collins. Many frac sand cars from Great Western Railway in Windsor, CO fill out the rear length of this outbound train.

Photo 3 - But darn, NOW how do we get to the tire swing?

Coupla mooore...



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Photo 4 - A long train of loaded frac sand cars trundles eastward around a tree at Milepost 81 on the ex-C&S Great Western Railway, rolling slowly into Timnath, CO, climbing away from the I-25 overpass, Front Range, and the Cache La Poudre River valley on its way to the sand unloading facility just east of Windsor, CO in the ex-Eastman Kodak Great Western Industrial Park.

Photo 5 - Two more big road motors tag along at the end, including a visitor from distant CSX, as the train passes through Timnath, CO.

Happy its been years since I have seen 5 GP40's railfanning! === === = === JLH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/15 20:30 by highgreengraphics.

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Dang, bummed I missed these today.  darn work.

Wow; sweet consist!

Andy

Sweet catch and shots.

~Ryan

Awesome catches.
JB

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Wow, that's got to be the only class one throwing together that many GP40-2's for one train!    

What a nice series of pictures. Looking at the rutted path to that tire swing makes me wonder how many trips were made to the swing. I like your composition on this photo. I enjoy rural coverage like this.
John

Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> Wow, that's got to be the only class one throwing
> together that many GP40-2's for one train!    


Right on! I miss the days of 4 axle power ruling the main lines however, time marches on!

Really great photos & catch. Congratulations on IOTD.

Ronda Thomas

Wow. Like going in a time machine. Nice catch!

SUPER pics!! Thanks for posting.