Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 1843 - Rebuilt EMD SD40N
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Newly painted A&S SD60s 2205 and 2204 lead the Madison Turn North through East St. Louis.
286 motors along the single main through town at 0833.
Even with me going 75-80 MPH on the Interstate, and the train making a stop at Mile Creek siding, I was only a few minutes ahead of it here at Camp Douglas.
Over 10,000' of train was no problem for this quartet of EMDs. Seconds after the power crossed the road, still moving at a fairly sedate pace, I packed up and left, thinking I could easily beat them to the next crossing west. Boy, was I wrong!
As the older standard cab EMDs and fallen flag paint schemes get ever harder to find with time, the variety of foreign power keeps this line interesting. As 281's lashup proves, standard cab EMDs can still be found on occasion, as well!
I got a heads up that CP train 281 had a neat lashup on this day. I calculated I could just beat them to Portage after I got out of work, and sure enough, just a few minutes after I arrived they appeared around the curve!
Built February 1972 as UP 3156.
Q388 heads across the High Line at 1856.
Q388 ties down at Hollins Ferry Road at 1145.
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UP 1843 @ CEFX 3144
UP 1843 @ CEFX 3144
UP 1843 @ CEFX 3144
UP 1843 (ex-UP 3156) leads a power move at Janesville, Wisconsin on June 30, 2015.