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Date: 10/01/24 10:39
UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: valmont

Bruce Black photo ... train was crossing White Horse Creek a few miles east of North Platte on 5/26/73

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Date: 10/01/24 12:48
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: santafe199

Let's recap: Bruce shot a westbound train from south of the tracks a little ways east of North Platte, right?

Got it! (Will there be a pop-quiz in the morning...?)

;^)

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Date: 10/01/24 14:09
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: valmont

4:45 AM ... It'll be an essay test



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Date: 10/01/24 14:44
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: santafe199

can I bring a cheat sheet...

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Date: 10/01/24 14:54
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: E25

Not a bad catch by Bruce.  UP's sole high-nose SD24 on the point...  a former EMD demo unit.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

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Date: 10/01/24 16:02
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: swaool

White Horse Creek is now essentially an irrigation ditch at this point, and goes under the UP in a pair of culverts.  The bridge was removed during the triple tracking project.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1269131,-100.6717222,3a,34.3y,334.42h,88.15t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spN3-loEK0s33HEcJYM7mQA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

mike woodruff
north platte ne



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Date: 10/01/24 19:47
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: Milwaukee

I'll second E25's comment.  Finding 448 leading three SD24B's would defintely be a rare event and makes for a great looking engine consist.   Thanks for sharing the photo with us here on TO.

E25 Wrote:
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> Not a bad catch by Bruce.  UP's sole high-nose
> SD24 on the point...  a former EMD demo unit.

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Date: 10/02/24 01:35
Re: UP 448 + 3 SD24B's in Nebraska
Author: gobbl3gook

Is this a record for low ratio of windshield square footage to number of powered axles?  Looks like about 6 square feet of windshield and 24 powered axles...

Ted in OR

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