I rarely see the old Sd40-2's anymore on mainline freights...but on the many locals that populate Las Vegas...that is the almost exclusive power...
This was the best I could do, due to the angle I was positioned at... [img]
Thanks for the comments gang... and yes the second and third units were both former SP units...second unit was a SD40T-2, third unit was a SD40-2M
This is a westbound manifest about 20 miles south of Las Vegas...in a remote canyon known as Sloan... [img]
Caught is Salt Lake City bound intermodal at the high point of the Vegas Valley yesterday.. [img]
Caught this westbound UP train just north of Jean, NV. It is at MP 304, approximately 30 miles south of the Vegas Depot. [img]
Thanks for the comments gang. Access is extremely easy there. Thats why I've wondered why there aren't more railfans visiting there. I know there...
Taken September 16th....a beautiful area....very much underrailfanned. It was nice to have the whole place to one's self. [img] [img] [img]
Thanks for the compliments gang...I just point and shoot, and hope all comes out well!
Hey Kevin, definately UP Calendar material! Copy19 over T.O., stated he was looking for "Corporate" looking scenery....well you nailed it!
For those not familiar with Falls City sub...which state is this in?
Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles?
Made a recent trip down there from my home in Southern Nevada... Here is a westbound stacker at MP 518 [img]
This image is of an westbound train at Bard, a former UP freight station, from many decades ago...during the steam era... This location is...
Had problems logging in for the past few weeks...but I am back now. Caught this eastbound manifest at CP Sloan, about 20 miles south of the...
As I mentioned elsewhere Kevin, UP calendar material!
A dramatic tire fire just north of the Vegas depot creates an interesting background for the California bound manifest. Taken 062007 [img]
For those of you who prefer things (a lot like me!) the way George Eastman intended... Here is a B&W conversion.. [img]
Very nice Tony, where in the canyon were you recording this? Apex (near Hinda crossovers) was one of my fav places to catch some of the old SP...
