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By:Maddie Farnsworth
Dates:8/17/2008 - 8/17/2008
Album Info:Did a small amount of railfanning on the way to college.
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Stoped on the main
Title:  Stoped on the main
Description:  MOW work had this eastbound stopped on the main a few miles east (RR west) of North Powder.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 10:50:33 PM
Location:  North Powder, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5549(AC45CCTE)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
First mover of the day
Title:  First mover of the day
Description:  After passing a number of stopped trains, caught this westbound just outside of La Grande. Seen here is the DPU helpers. I didn't realize that the units were in numerical order until I went to input the #'s to the photo!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 10:51:52 PM
Location:  La Grande, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5635(AC44CWCTE) UP 5634(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
A split second too late.
Title:  A split second too late.
Description:  Had I pushed the shutter button a fraction of a second eirlyer, I would have had a good shot of UP 8084 passing a stoped westbound at the siding at Hilgard.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 10:54:13 PM
Location:  Hilgard, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8084(SD9043MAC) UP 5273(AC45CCTE)
Views:  421   Comments: 1
Charging up the hill
Title:  Charging up the hill
Description:  This guy was booking for a train climbing a mountain grade.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 10:56:21 PM
Location:  Hilgard, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8084(SD9043MAC)
Views:  243   Comments: 1
Through the trees
Title:  Through the trees
Description:  Except for the backlighting, I liked this spot.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 10:57:17 PM
Location:  Hilgard, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 5619(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  287   Comments: 1
Grinding uphill
Title:  Grinding uphill
Description:  WB manaest
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 11:04:20 PM
Location:  Hilgard, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5619(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  346   Comments: 1
Good flowers...
Title:  Good flowers...
Description:  Bad sun.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 11:07:09 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 8084(SD9043MAC)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
Same train
Title:  Same train
Description:  I thought this guy was farther back, geuss not.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 11:10:24 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8084(SD9043MAC)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
Unit gon train
Title:  Unit gon train
Description:  A friend told me this is a "dirt train", it carries contaminated soil to a facility that removes the waste.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 11:11:38 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Dirt is heavy
Title:  Dirt is heavy
Description:  With three locos up front and two on the rear, this train had 21900 HP on it..
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/23/2008 11:13:19 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5635(AC44CWCTE) UP 5634(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  317   Comments: 0


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