Western Railroad Discussion > Life without Trees part 2 - Elko

This is the second installment from my trip through Northern Nevada. 

1. When I rolled into Elko I caught this westbound intermodal on the west end of town.

2. After checking in and grabbing a bite, I explored the town until I found the yard at the east end of town.  First train I caught was a westbound Auto Rack that stopped for a new crew.

3. Next up was another westbound intermodal train pulling in to the yard for a fuel up and crew change. 

Three more from after sunset.

Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

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4. After sunset I headed west and caught a unit train of some kind rolling by a plant called Ash Grove. 

5. A loaded coal train pulls up behind the intermodal waiting to enter the yard.

6. The coal train waits as an eastbound manifest heads out of town on the old SP track.

Apologies if the last two are a little dark.  I was frankly surprised by the amount of activity in Elko, coming from the Brooklyn sub that has a fraction of the traffic of the Overland Route.  I did my usual mode of railfanning, just jumping in the car and seeing what I can find, so any information about these trains would be most welcome.  I have one more set of pictures from Silver Zone pass area that will be in another post.  Thanks for looking.

Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

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Nice series!

Great series and my favorite was #5, the coal train pulling up behind the stack train... Thanks for sharing!

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

Really nice lighting, interesting shots at places not normally seen. As for the trees, they're there, just need to
look around.

Out

My wife was born and raised in Elko. I’ve heard a lot of of family railroad stories from WP and SP days.

JB - foreigner from Southern Nevada

I like this for the same reason, an obscure area not photographed.

callum_out Wrote:
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> Really nice lighting, interesting shots at places
> not normally seen. As for the trees, they're
> there, just need to
> look around.
>
> Out

Ash Grove is the name of a cement producing company. Thanks for the photos.
RB

Thanks for all the comments, guys! I did get viciously attacked by mosquitoes but it was worth it.

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Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

Nice shots from my hometown!  Wonder how many times I drove past you while you were taking some of those shots....

Thanks for posting them!  Looking forward to your next series!

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV

callum_out Wrote:
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> Really nice lighting, interesting shots at places
> not normally seen. As for the trees, they're
> there, just need to
> look around.
>
> Out

Understand took a trip down into NM on my motorcycle back in the early 90s, found trees they just were short things up here in OR we call them tall brush. LOL

mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> Great series and my favorite was #5, the coal
> train pulling up behind the stack train... Thanks
> for sharing!

Beat me to it:-)  Like five the best too, works on so many levels.  Enjoyed the whole photo essay.  Thanks for posting.  Hope you enjoyed the trip as much as we all enjoyed the report.

There is an Ashgrove plant near me in Omaha @ Louisville, Nebraska. They ship by BNSF and UP (old MP).

up833 Wrote:
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> Ash Grove is the name of a cement producing
> company. Thanks for the photos.
> RB

That Louisville plant is pretty cool from an industrial archeology standpoint, lotsa old, some new, neat
internal trackage between the two railroads, was fun to call on them.

Out

I have had several tours and pictures of the Louisville Ashgrove plant. I'll have to post some.

callum_out Wrote:
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> That Louisville plant is pretty cool from an
> industrial archeology standpoint, lotsa old, some
> new, neat
> internal trackage between the two railroads, was
> fun to call on them.
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> Out

Link to two shots I posted on Trainorders:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3214962,3214962#3214962

brc600 Wrote:
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> I have had several tours and pictures of the
> Louisville Ashgrove plant. I'll have to post
> some.
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> callum_out Wrote:
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> > That Louisville plant is pretty cool from an
> > industrial archeology standpoint, lotsa old,
> some
> > new, neat
> > internal trackage between the two railroads,
> was
> > fun to call on them.
> >
> > Out

Last year I borrowed out to the old Utah Service Unit and spent little over a month working out of Elko. Was a fun place to railroad, town left much to be desired. Great photos, thanks for the memories.

Ryan

Most of the rails and other assorted better off mining types live over the hill in Spring Creek but you're right,
otherwise the town considering it's local money isn't too exciting. I had three guys in our Midwest Region who
were in various industrial businesses in Elko and moved to the Midwest to get away from the huge swings in
mining, though that has gotten a bit better in later years.

Out

Thanks for the coverage.  Elko is almost like a second hometown I head out there so much.  Love driving through the yard.  Actually came through there last night on # 6 to Salt Lake, but was asleep. Very smooth railroad these days.  Probably why I was asleep.