Nostalgia & History > UP freight - going away - in Wyoming -- Nov 76

An eastbound a few miles east of Laramie with a couple of SP units in the mix.
SD40 3109 leads with other SD40, SD40-2 and SD45 units ?

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nice sure like that bn trailer

Beautiful --Beautiful and Classic UP diesel railroading of the 1970s.
I just LOVED it when that was current events and running on the high iron.
Thank you so very much for this turn-back-the-clock trip back in time.
That was such a lovely and enjoyable time in western railroading.
--- Daniel

Hmmm, might have been the eastbound BAV.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Bob, I'm glad you answered the question of what train that was, as I was going to ask about it as well. I can't remember the SP/UP Overland Route symbols from 40+ years ago, but figured the trailer train had probably come into Ogden with the rear three units for power while on the SP.

Those were certainly the glory days for the Overland Route, when SP/UP were still exchanging traffic through the Ogden Gateway - good stuff, and thanks for the post.

Dilworth Wrote:
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> nice sure like that bn trailer

Interesting BN trailer for sure!

That third unit is one of the ex-EMD SD40 demonstrator units. You can tell because the fuel tank is short like an SD35.

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out

> ... I'm glad you answered the question of what train that was, as I was going to ask about it as
> well. I can't remember the SP/UP Overland Route
> symbols from 40+ years ago, but figured the
> trailer train had probably come into Ogden with
> the rear three units for power while on the SP.

Hello,

The train was most likely the BAX, the "Bay Area Manifest", a hot eastbound SP-UP-BN runthrough train. The extra power was probably on the train to reposition it back to No. Platte to cover westbound trains anticipated in the coming days. UP often used their eastbound hotshots for that purpose since it got the power back east faster than on normal trains.

Take care,

Mark

mamfahr Wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> The train was most likely the BAX, the "Bay Area
> Manifest", a hot eastbound SP-UP-BN runthrough
> train. The extra power was probably on the train
> to reposition it back to No. Platte to cover
> westbound trains anticipated in the coming days.
> UP often used their eastbound hotshots for that
> purpose since it got the power back east faster
> than on normal trains.

Thanks for the update.

ATSF100WEST Wrote:
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> That third unit is one of the ex-EMD SD40
> demonstrator units. You can tell because the fuel
> tank is short like an SD35.
>
> Bob
>
> ATSF100WEST......Out
Plus flared radiators like a SD45. Earl...