New Year's Eve, Part 4
With a smoky EMD SD70ACe third in the power consist, Union Pacific's Roseville, California - Green River, Wyoming merchandise train rumbles into Echo, Utah.
With 52 loads, 56 empties, and 8,369 gross tons on the drawbar, the train is making a steady 30 mph. Momentum will soon collapse when the MRVGR 30 hits the 1.14% grade at the foot of the 25-mile slog to the 6,792 ft. summit at Wahsatch.
New Year's Eve, Part 4
With a smoky EMD SD70ACe third in the power consist, Union Pacific's Roseville, California - Green River, Wyoming merchandise train rumbles into Echo, Utah.
With 52 loads, 56 empties, and 8,369 gross tons on the drawbar, the train is making a steady 30 mph. Momentum will soon collapse when the MRVGR 30 hits the 1.14% grade at the foot of the 25-mile slog to the 6,792 ft. summit at Wahsatch.