Nostalgia & History > 5 of Rick Burn's Union Pacific Power Photos

1. UP 197 with a freight train in Rupert, ID in April 1971. Looks like a GP9 A-B-B power consist.

2. UP 257 (GP30) on the Intermountain Indian School Line in Brigham City, UT in Janiuary 1972.  Rick, I'm not buying it that the Chamber uses a GP30 and a boxcar as their tourist info center.

3. UP 471 at McCammon, ID in May 1971.  Looks like a GP20 followed by a GP9B and a F-unit.

4. UP 470 approaching 2nd Street crossing on Pocatello Route, Ogden, UT in January 1971.  Looks like a GP20 and 2 GP9Bs.

5. UP 839 at Garfield, UT in November 1970.  A GP30 and a GP9B?

Enjoy Rick's photos,
Marty Bermard



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Thanks Marty. Rick captured the essence if that generation which had a variety of locomotives to choose from.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Neat.  Could those be 40 foot reefers loaded with Idaho potatos in the first photo?

That would be a hell-of-a lot of potatoes!

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4882031,-112.0413523,714m/data=!3m1!1e3  I wasn't aware of this branch line in Brigham City, so I did a Google map search and found where the branch line diverged from th main line.  The next question is....what was the industry that used rail for their deliveries?  There was a U.P. caboose near that sign for the longest time....always wondered where it went to after somebody moved it.



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Thanks for showing these.  They are great examples of how the UP put together multiple models in consists.
Brian Stevens