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Viewing Album:  Union Pacific in Los Angeles area late 1970s
 
By:Clark Gillis
Dates:5/15/1979 - 5/15/1980
Album Info:Union Pacific ran an interesting lineup of large double engine units and large number of cables units, which set them apart from other railroads. A lot of second generation diesel were still to be found on the mainline and of course cabooses and 4 man crews.
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new SD-40-2 on eastbound freight setting out cars
Title:  new SD-40-2 on eastbound freight setting out cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/18/1978  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:40:25 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3442(SD40-2)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
Hot westbound piggyback train with 2 Centennials and fast forty.
Title:  Hot westbound piggyback train with 2 Centennials and fast forty.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1978  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 12:16:06 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6920(DDA40X)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
UP 6925 heading up eastbound piggyback train
Title:  UP 6925 heading up eastbound piggyback train
Description:  2 centennials and a fast forty were the ticket for hotter train during this time period.
Photo Date:  6/18/1978  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:33:57 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6925(DDA40X)
Views:  771   Comments: 0
UP 6913 freshly painted.
Title:  UP 6913 freshly painted.
Description:  Heading east at Colton Tower
Photo Date:  7/15/1978  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:30:13 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6913(DDA40X)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
UP 6913 with new paint
Title:  UP 6913 with new paint
Description:  a little twist on the usual 2 centennials with a fast forty between. this set had 2 fast forties with 2 centennials sandwiched between.
Photo Date:  7/15/1978  Upload Date: 2/18/2019 11:38:50 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 6913(DDA40X)
Views:  295   Comments: 1
UP 6933 with eastbound piggyback train.
Title:  UP 6933 with eastbound piggyback train.
Description:  2 centennials and a fast forty passing through the Sante Fe yard getting ready to climb Cajon Pass
Photo Date:  11/18/1978  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:53:23 AM
Location:  San Bernardino, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6933(DDA40X)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Pair of GP-30s switching the yard
Title:  Pair of GP-30s switching the yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/9/1978  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:17:42 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 812(GP30) UP 860(GP30)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
UP 710 leads DD-35 and 3 other GP-30s (2 a units and 1 b unit) Westbound at City of Industry
Title:  UP 710 leads DD-35 and 3 other GP-30s (2 a units and 1 b unit) Westbound at City of Industry
Description:  In 1979 you could still see GP-30s on mainline trains even though most had been demoted to local service.
Photo Date:  2/9/1979  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:20:26 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 710(GP30) UP 80B(DD35)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
UP 6926 setting out power for the upcoming week's Industry local. Part of 2 Centennials and 1 SD-40-2 lashups that were common during this time.
Title:  UP 6926 setting out power for the upcoming week's Industry local. Part of 2 Centennials and 1 SD-40-2 lashups that were common during this time.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/13/1979  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 9:23:56 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6926(DDA40X)
Views:  1433   Comments: 2
UP 6926 with eastbound freight.
Title:  UP 6926 with eastbound freight.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/13/1979  Upload Date: 8/19/2018 7:02:34 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6926(DDA40X)
Views:  133   Comments: 1
Centennial bearing down on Industry Station
Title:  Centennial bearing down on Industry Station
Description:  Hot westbound on its way to Los Angeles moving pretty fast.
Photo Date:  5/18/1979  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:35:33 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6941(DDA40X)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
UP 6933 waiting for clearance to go on Santa Fe main.
Title:  UP 6933 waiting for clearance to go on Santa Fe main.
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/18/1979  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:37:26 AM
Location:  Riverside Junction, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6933(DDA40X)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
UP 6924 Eastbound with Milwaukee road SD-45
Title:  UP 6924 Eastbound with Milwaukee road SD-45
Description:  This is one of 2 siren equipped Centennials that were tested bu Union Pacific
Photo Date:  1/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:23:37 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6924(DDA40X)
Views:  422   Comments: 1
UP 48 and a couple of dirty U-boats
Title:  UP 48 and a couple of dirty U-boats
Description:  Westbound setting out cars near SP interchange. Also had Western Pacific GP-40 in consist.
Photo Date:  1/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:25:10 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 48(SD45)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
Pair of Centennials heading east elephant style
Title:  Pair of Centennials heading east elephant style
Description:  It was pretty rare to see a pair of Centennials elephant style, they were almost always end to end to eliminate turning at division points.
Photo Date:  1/12/1980  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:26:57 AM
Location:  Ontario, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  186   Comments: 0
Union Pacific rebuilt SD-45
Title:  Union Pacific rebuilt SD-45
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/12/1980  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:40:09 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 48(SD45)
Views:  575   Comments: 1
UP 2449
Title:  UP 2449
Description:  C30-7, DD-35 and SD-45 await thier next assingment out of East Yard
Photo Date:  2/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 12:08:12 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 2449(C30-7)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
UP SD45 48
Title:  UP SD45 48
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/15/1980  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 10:48:39 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 48(SD45)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
UP SDP-35 waiting to go east with WP pool unit and fast forties.
Title:  UP SDP-35 waiting to go east with WP pool unit and fast forties.
Description:  One of the steam boiler equipped SD-35 that they had intended for passenger service.
Photo Date:  3/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/26/2017 9:53:30 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1405(SDP35)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
UP 90B at the east yard ready tracks.
Title:  UP 90B at the east yard ready tracks.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/1980  Upload Date: 1/26/2017 9:58:52 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 90B(DD35)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
Eastbound crosing the diamonds at Colton Tower
Title:  Eastbound crosing the diamonds at Colton Tower
Description:  Taken shortly before tower was destroyed.
Photo Date:  4/19/1980  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:38:25 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3075(SD40) UP 71(DD35A)
Views:  774   Comments: 0
Westbound grain train at Colton Tower
Title:  Westbound grain train at Colton Tower
Description:  Taken from inside of tower before it was demolished. SD-45 and 2 DD-35 make up the power on the head-end.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:02:18 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 39(SD45)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
In the siding at Industry
Title:  In the siding at Industry
Description:  Eastbound in the hole at Industry with some pooled CNW units.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:05:02 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8074(SD40-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
UP 874 and B-unit working near Colton tower.
Title:  UP 874 and B-unit working near Colton tower.
Description:  2 GP-30s (cab and cabless) switching cars near the SP interchange at Colton
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 2:51:14 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 874(GP30) UP 722B(GP30B)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
Eastbound UP freight getting ready to cross SP main line at site of former Colton Tower
Title:  Eastbound UP freight getting ready to cross SP main line at site of former Colton Tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:10:28 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 48(SD45)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
Coal train coming through City Of Industry.
Title:  Coal train coming through City Of Industry.
Description:  Somewhat unusual to have one of UP Passenger equipped SDP-35 on the point of coal train.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:11:32 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1404(SDP35)
Views:  519   Comments: 0
Coal train helper set and rear end.
Title:  Coal train helper set and rear end.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:12:33 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3710(SD40-2) UP 3709(SD40-2)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
Newer SD-40-2s taking over mainline assignments from the DDa40xs and DD-35s.
Title:  Newer SD-40-2s taking over mainline assignments from the DDa40xs and DD-35s.
Description:  This was early stages of standardization of road units for Uncle Pete
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:13:35 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8054(SD40-2)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
New SD-40-2 going to work.
Title:  New SD-40-2 going to work.
Description:  8000 series SD-40-2 that were geared at 59/18 rather than standard 62/15 for high speed freight most often with Centennials.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:14:25 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 8009(SD40-2) UP 6908(DDA40X)
Views:  783   Comments: 0
westbound at City of Industry
Title:  westbound at City of Industry
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:15:59 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3708(SD40-2)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Westboun arriving at East Yard going past UP office building.
Title:  Westboun arriving at East Yard going past UP office building.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:18:12 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 49(SD45)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
UP 6940
Title:  UP 6940
Description:  Setting out cars on rainy day
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:21:52 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6940(DDA40X)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
UP 1826 and UP 1037 on weekend break
Title:  UP 1826 and UP 1037 on weekend break
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:19:10 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 1826(SW9) UP 1037(NW2)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
UP 6940 on wet rainy day
Title:  UP 6940 on wet rainy day
Description:  Westbound at Industry during a rare dose of California sunshine
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 10:20:05 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6940(DDA40X)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Centennial 6911 and 3 CNW units at speed with hot westbound.
Title:  Centennial 6911 and 3 CNW units at speed with hot westbound.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:37:12 AM
Location:  Ontario, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6911(DDA40X)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Centennials with Milwaukee rd power
Title:  Centennials with Milwaukee rd power
Description:  Not very common to see Milwaukee road power all the way to Los Angeles.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 9:26:17 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6924(DDA40X)
Views:  469   Comments: 2
Centennials with unusual partner.
Title:  Centennials with unusual partner.
Description:  Rather than a 8000 series SD-40-2, These Centennials are paired with a pooled Milwaukee Road SD-45
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/14/2015 9:25:09 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6924(DDA40X) MILW 13(SD45)
Views:  780   Comments: 3
2nd generation EMDs at Colton Crossing
Title:  2nd generation EMDs at Colton Crossing
Description:  Eastbound freight waits for clearence to cross the SP Main line as the Colton local switches nearby
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/12/2015 10:06:23 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3648(SD45)
Views:  673   Comments: 0
UP 90B at east yard awaiting next assignment
Title:  UP 90B at east yard awaiting next assignment
Description:  I guess this was sort of a "Locomotive Selfie" when I was 18.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 2/9/2018 2:44:23 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 90B(DD35)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
the deadline at Yermo
Title:  the deadline at Yermo
Description:  lot of GP-30b units and a couple of SD-45s behind Centennial.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/23/2015 1:15:00 PM
Location:  Yermo, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6909(DDA40X)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Westbound freight passing Industry siding minutes from Los Angeles
Title:  Westbound freight passing Industry siding minutes from Los Angeles
Description:  DD-35A, GP-30 and DD-35 make up the power today on this general freight.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 12:16:45 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  139   Comments: 0
Industry Local with 3 GP-30s
Title:  Industry Local with 3 GP-30s
Description:  The industry Local almost always had 2 units but once and a while 3 as shown here (2 cab and 1 cabless)
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 1:09:52 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 726(GP30)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 1:08:41 PM
Location:  Mira Loma, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  128   Comments: 0
Westbound setting out cars at City of Industry
Title:  Westbound setting out cars at City of Industry
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 10:00:19 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3509(SD40-2) UP 3520(SD40-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
UP 6908
Title:  UP 6908
Description:  Sure do miss these big brutes. They had a good run and was fortunate to see these bad boys during there heydey. Recently saw the 6946 on display in Portola Ca and forgot how massive these guys were.
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 3:29:19 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6908(DDA40X)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
face to face Centennials sit in the desert sun
Title:  face to face Centennials sit in the desert sun
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/23/2015 1:17:36 PM
Location:  Yermo, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6927(DDA40X) UP 6916(DDA40X)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
4 unit set of GP-40X s with westbound at Colton Tower
Title:  4 unit set of GP-40X s with westbound at Colton Tower
Description:  UP changed their strategy somewhat going with high output 4 axle power. a departure from the "bigger is better" school of thought. it seems that they did not purchase to may of these, so perhaps they rethought this.
Photo Date:  6/15/1980  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 7:19:04 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9002(GP40X) UP 9000(GP40X)
Views:  475   Comments: 2
Setting sun on UP Centennial.
Title:  Setting sun on UP Centennial.
Description:  next to last DDA40x produced for Union Pacific of the total 47 built.
Photo Date:  6/15/1980  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 12:10:05 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6945(DDA40X)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Gaggle of GP-30s at East Yard.
Title:  Gaggle of GP-30s at East Yard.
Description:  Most of the local based out Los Angeles were typically powered by GP-30s (a and b units) and you still would also catch them on mainline trains occaisionally.
Photo Date:  6/15/1980  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:41:32 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 726(GP30)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Centennial at rest
Title:  Centennial at rest
Description:  Between mainline assignments at East Yard.
Photo Date:  6/15/1980  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 7:13:31 PM
Location:  East Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6940(DDA40X)
Views:  229   Comments: 0

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