UP 6578 & 6962 are eastbound and are just beginning the journey down the Marysville sub. From my location I can still see the rear of the train on the Kearney sub.
Just a few trains lined up to move at UP's 18th Street Yard. Rock Island's Armordale Yard is to the left and I-70 can be seen on the right.
UP 6578 leads a string of loaded "Heritage Hoppers" south out of Palmer Lake. I call them Heritage Hoppers because they're made up of older Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Missouri Pacific, C... (more)
About half-an-hour after the sun ducked below the horizon, this NB grain train gets it's lead unit looked over by the carman before the crew arrives. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/3.5 @ 4 sec.
UP 6578 ties down the rear end of CNAMR9 22 in the downtown yard, can you spot the top of St. Louis' Union Station in this shot?
