A somewhat abbreviated UP stack train comes past the Dupo yard tower, and prepares to reverse into the yard. Train was KOAMN 07.
New UP Power on MNLAS 07
Nothing like a little sun popping out from the clouds at the right time to light up MLIAS 05!
Against the backdrop of a dramatic sunset, MNLAS 28 with NS 8820 waits for a crew. Strangely, even though the units were left on the main, both were offline.
UP 904 in its 5th road #. Built as GP38 L&N 4001 in 1970. To SBD 6223 in 1983, to CSXT 2131. Rebuilt by MPI (Boise, ID) and delivered as UP 2404 Nov 1996 in the short-lived slogan (Apr - Dec '96) ... (more)
Hurricane Ivan detours the KCIAT 18 to the CSXT at E. St. Louis, IL
NS 9744 eases south into the Dupo yard after waiting for northbound coal traffic to clear. I guess the air conditioner wasn't working for this crew as they had the door wide open!
UP 6772 brings up the rear of this northbound empty coal drag as it pulls out of the Dupo Yard.
Ready for duty on the ramp job
Sun breaks through on a couple of flag units on ZSEME 21
As nice and shiny as this freshly painted unibrow horsehead NS 6730 looks, I can't help but think how much better it looked sporting Conrail blue.
UP 6678 and a black-nosed UP 8141 (SD9043AC) power north toward St. Louis. This entire mixed freight backed south out of the yard before reversing direction and switching tracks.
GCFX 3088 idles in the Dupo yard waiting for an assignment. First one of these I've seen in the area in this scheme.
UPY 1340 rests for a second on the hump in Dupo.
Kissing cousins; HLCX 6080 and UP 2396 (SD60M) wait to get tagged for their next assignment.
