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Lone Survivor
UP 7607 cruises along the Columbia River at milepost 129 of the Portland Sub, taking in some sun before the fog returns, as seen creeping in the background. With its six total units all online, the detector at 133.2 read out a speed of 69MPH, roughly matching the 70MPH speed limit on I-84. A lonely pole stands proudly next to the right of way, one of a few remaining along this section of the Portland Sub who were lucky enough to be given white tape to mark each quarter mile. This particular pole looks like a decorated veteran with all 4 stripes and a milepost sign present to mark the 129th mile of track east of Portland.
Despite the entire river being covered in low hanging clouds at sunrise, it’s a particularly pleasant day with little wind and a high in the low 40s. The rain from the previous few days reset the stagnant air that was present over the course of the previous week, and the clear atmosphere would yield a particularly brilliant sunset. More on that eventually.
ZG2BRB 07
December 9, 2024 - 2:21PM
Blalock, OR // UP Portland Sub
Holiday wishes to all my Flickr contacts & friends....six days & counting :-)
Have a wonderful Saturday....time for some baking and spending time with friends.....will catch up with everyone this weekend!!!
A close-up of a very old bath drain plug sitting on a tile shelf, stylized with an aged film effect.
Developed with Darktable 3.6.0. I used GIMP's G'MIC "Stylize" filter to embed the film emulsion layer into the photo.
Cuando estás dormido y pasa esto, pues te despiertas, ohhh ohhh ohhh !!!
Early in the morning when trapped down the cliffs and happened this, for sure you wake up ...
Better on L.
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I took this image some time ago but this is the first time I have uploaded one. This tree was washed up onto the beach during a huge storm. It's still there now, but is now further from the water.
Quite the Show
We saw a day’s worth of trains within 8 minutes. The timestamp between me shooting the DPU and shooting the head end of the potash local was 4 minutes. Surprisingly, there were three units on the potash local, and one of the units, a crusty AC44, was set out at Brendel. This left a tagged 70M as the leader for the return trip, a unit I had absolutely no interest in shooting, but without any other ideas, we started the drive towards Moab to do…something? Whatever our goal was, I got word there was a crew to be called out of Helper for the coal train, so we changed course. In my infinite wisdom, I neglected to do research on Solider Summit, assuming I wouldn’t end up there. It probably cost me a better shot than the one I got, but I can’t change it now. Like I’ve said before—I often enjoy all the aspects outside of shooting more than I do dealing with the photos I’ve taken. I tend to only see the flaws in the photos I take and can’t enjoy them much anyway. The chase and the experience don’t allow time for me to sit and think, just time to be present, and a chronic over-thinker comes to appreciate that. I have, however, come to realize how pointless the hobby becomes if I never post the pictures I take. I enjoy looking at your photos, you enjoy looking at photos, but if everyone thought the way I did, there would no photos to look at. So in spite of the fact I wish these could post themselves, I do my best to share them.
I know I already said it, but thanks again to those who helped me along the way. Your generosity altered the direction of our trip for the better.
CWELB9 06
September 6, 2024 - 11:59AM
Thompson, UT // UP Green River Sub
Somewhere in Utah
Any normal person would say it’s the middle of nowhere, but to a few of us, it’s definitely somewhere. Only a railfan could make a destination of somewhere completely devoid of people, something I think makes the hobby all the more interesting. Here on the former Rio Grande main, traffic still exists, though not without considerable gaps between trains. With its helpers removed at Colton, UP 3038 and company notch up to speed once again with their load of West Elk coal in tow. They departed Grand Junction sometime around 9AM with an easy run across the desert, meeting Amtrak in Ruby Canyon and an empty coal train somewhere west of Green River. With a little over 60 miles left of double track, they don’t look to be stopping anytime soon.
CWELB9 06
September 6, 2024 - 6:04PM
Colton, UT // UP Provo Sub
Having just worked the Nevada Goldmines facility at Jayhawk (Newmont) the paired track local hustles west towards their last customer, MI Swaco in Battle Mountain. Elko and Winnemucca based locals and yard jobs are still powered by EMD/NLR SD40Ns, as demonstrated here by 1635 and 1620.
UP 1635 ~ LRG55 ~ Argenta, Nevada
Union Pacific's Elko Subdivision
01.20.2025
Doug Harrop Photography • January 6, 1975
A Union Pacific GP30 awaits a clear signal through the Santa Fe crossing in Colton, California. UP 719 has an interesting story to tell.
Don Strack's informative website UtahRails.net tells the tale . . .
"In an attempt to increase the GP30's potential as a unit for high speed piggyback service, to supplement the road's DDA40X Centennial units, in early 1970, UP 719 was equipped with 59:18 gear ratio and a 16 cylinder 567D3A engine. The engine was the same as that used in the 2500 horsepower GP35s, and included power assemblies upgraded to use components of EMD's 645-design engine. After its modification, UP called it a GP30MA. The need for high speed service was later filled by the 8000-class SD40-2s, so in mid 1980, the modified GP30's engine was replaced with one of the original GP30 design, and the unit was returned to its original 62:15 gear ratio."
Now you know the story of UP's one an only "Fast Thirty".