UNION PACIFIC IN THE MIDWEST
UNION PACIFIC IN THE MIDWEST |
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| Home > Trains > USA > Union Pacific - the Midwest | |||
| On this page I have pictures of Union Pacific in the Midwest (except Nebraska, that has a page of its own). | |||
Chicagoland - Dolton (Illinois) | |||
| UP 8146 (EMD SD9043AC)+ 6417 (ex-SP, GE AC4400) heading a westbound empty coal train. April 6, 2004, 8:30. | |||
UP 8146 + 6417 (201 kb) |
UP 8146 (190 kb) |
UP 6417 (224 kb) |
UP 8146 + 6417 (197 kb) |
Chicagoland - Blue Island (Illinois) | |||
| UP 6097 (EMD SD60M) + 2855 (EMD SD40M-2)+ 9247 (GE C40-8) heading a southbound autorack through Blue Island. April 6, 2004, 7:43. | |||
UP 6097 + 2855 + 9247 (218 kb) |
UP 6097 (180 kb) |
UP 2855 (199 kb) |
UP 9247 (187 kb) |
Chicagoland - La Grange/Congress Park (Illinois) | |||
| In the setting sun UP 4490 (EMD SD70M) + 4909 (EMD SD70M) + an UP EMD heads a short westbound intermodal on BNSFs racetrack. April 18, 2004, 18:36. | |||
UP 4490 + 4909 + UP EMD (195 kb) |
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Chicagoland - Pine Junction, Gary (Indiana) | |||
| UP 9495 (GE C41-8W) + NS 8919 (GE C40-9W) with a westbound manifest on CSX mainline on April 7, 2004, 11:30. | |||
UP 9495 + NS 8919 (61 kb) |
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De Kalb (Illinois) | |||
| In De Kalb I catched this manifest headed by UP 4588 (EMD SD70M) + UP 9844 (EMD SD50, ex-Missouri Pacific 5055) in the crossing with highway 23 and 38. April 18, 2004, 14:15. | An eastbound double stack train headed by UP 2987 (EMD SD40-2, ex-CNW) + an unknown UP is waiting at the First Street crossing in De Kalb on April 20, 2006, 10:40. | ||
UP 4588 + 9844 (236 kb) |
UP 4588 + 9844 (192 kb) |
UP 2987 (72 kb) |
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| Westbound doublestack races through De Kalb at the First Street x-ing headed by UP 5363 (GE ES44AC) + UP 5354 (GE ES44AC) + UP 8366 (EMD SD70ACe) + UP 8409 (EMD SD70ACe). April 20, 2006, 10:40. | |||
UP 5363 + UP 5354 + UP 8366 + UP 8409 (81 kb) |
The stack train races west (90 kb) |
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| At MP 53 on UP Geneva Sub, just outside De Kalb, this loaded coal train headed by UP 6624 (GE AC4400CW) + UP 8251 (EMD SD9043AC) was parked on April 20, 2006. | |||
UP 6624 + UP 8251 (61 kb) |
UP 6624 + UP 8251 (84 kb) |
UP 6624 + UP 8251 (80 kb) |
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Rochelle Railfan Park (Illinois)In Rochelle, a little west of Chicago, is a railfan park where you can watch and enjoy trains. 2 mainlines cross here, BNSF and Union Pacific. Union Pacific has the most traffic. There used to be a railfan shop but this appearently has closed. | |||
| Rochelle Railfan Park. | |||
Rochelle Railfan Park (189 kb) |
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| UP 2445 + 2507 + 2300 (EMD SD60M's) - the first picture is of the engines only (at 10:42), the next 2 is taken at 11:25, this time the engines haul an eastbound manifest. April 18, 2004. | Westbound autorack headed by UP 4276 + UP 4438 (EMD SD70M's). April 18, 2004, 11:53. | ||
UP 2445 + 2507 + 2300 (297 kb) |
UP 2445 + 2507 + 2300 (255 kb) |
UP 2445 + 2507 + 2300 (267 kb) |
UP 4276 + UP 4438 (234 kb) |
| An eastbound manifest headed by UP 4912 (EMD SD70M) + 9640 (GE C44-9W). April 18, 2004, 12:16. | Eastbound coal train headed by UP 8164 (EMD SD9043AC) + SP 199 (AC4400CW) and with UP 6826 (AC4400CW) as helper. April 18, 2004, 10:52. | ||
UP 4912 + 9640 (267 kb) |
UP 4912 + 9640 (246 kb) |
UP 8164 + SP 199 (307 kb) |
Helper UP 6826 (245 kb) |
| Eastbound grain train headed by UP 8415 (EMD SD70ACe) + UP 9748 (GE C44-9W) + NS 9242 (GE C40-9W). April 20, 2006, 11:12. | |||
UP 8415 + UP 9748 + NS 9242 (116 kb) |
UP 8415 (132 kb) |
UP 9748 (125 kb) |
NS 9242 (126 kb) |
| Eastbound manifest headed by UP 4549 + UP 5043 (EMD SD70M's). April 20, 2006, 11:19. | Eastbound doublestack headed by UP 4795 (EMD SD70M) + an unknown UP GE entering Rochelle on April 20, 2006, 12:00. | ||
UP 4549 + UP 5043 (104 kb) |
UP 4549 + UP 5043 (119 kb) |
UP 4795 + UP GE (86 kb) |
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| Eastbound loaded NORX (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) coal train headed by UP 6863 (GE AC4400CW) + UP 5909 (GE AC44CCTE). April 20, 2006, 11:34. | |||
UP 6863 + UP 5909 (135 kb) |
UP 6863 (148 kb) |
UP 5909 (134 kb) |
NORX coal train (111 kb) |
| Westbound doublestack - the same as above in De Kalb - runs through Rochelle only about 18 miles from De Kalb, but 80 minutes later - seems like the train have been stopped on the way. The train was headed by UP 5363 (GE ES44AC) + UP 5354 (GE ES44AC) + UP 8366 (EMD SD70ACe) + UP 8409 (EMD SD70ACe). April 20, 2006, 10:40. | |||
UP 5363 + UP 5354 + UP 8366 + UP 8409 (112 kb) |
UP 5363 + UP 5354 + UP 8366 + UP 8409 (110 kb) |
UP 5363 (137 kb) |
UP 5354 (164 kb) |
Kate Shelley Bridge - Boone (Iowa) | |||
| A famous location - after waiting for half an hour a train finally showed up; a westbound manihest headed by 2 "true" EMD SD90AC's, UP 8522 + 8546. April 17, 2004, 18:45. | |||
Kate Shelley Bridge (92 kb) |
Kate Shelley Bridge (76 kb) |
Kate Shelley Bridge - close-up of UP 8522 + 8546 (55 kb) |
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West of Boone (Iowa) | |||
| An eastbound coal train headed by UP 6798 and SP 110 (both GE AC4400CW's) near Boone on April 17, 2004, 17:42. | A parked eastbound coal train headed by UP 6562 + UP 7046 and with SP 218 as helper (all GE AC4400CW's) near Boone on April 17, 2004, 17:30. | ||
UP 6798 + SP 110 (63 kb) |
UP 6798 + SP 110 (87 kb) |
UP 6562 + 7046 (199 kb) |
Helper SP 218 (261 kb) |
| A westbound stack train headed by UP 4527 (EMD SD70M) + 2 EMD's near Boone on April 17, 2004, 17:35. | |||
UP 4527 + 2 EMD's (84 kb) |
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Courtney Rd., Independence (Missouri)We found this location just of highway 291 in Independence, Missouri. Independence is just outside Kansas City. Even though the tracks belongs to Union Pacific, also BNSF and NS use the tracks to get in and out of Kansas City. | |||
| Train no. 1: An eastbound manifest headed by UP 8560 (EMD SD90AC) + 2226 (EMD SD60). April 10, 2004, 15:32. | |||
UP 8560 + 2226 (96 kb) |
UP 8560 + 2226 (89 kb) |
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| Train no. 2: Eastbound loaded coal train headed by UP 7225 + 7196 (both C44AC's). April 10, 2004, 16:09. | |||
UP 7225 + 7196 (88 kb) |
UP 7225 + 7196 (105 kb) |
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| Train no. 3: Eastbound loaded coal train headed by UP 6586 + 6267; as helper UP 7148 - all GE C44AC's. April 10, 2004, 16:29. | |||
UP 6586 + 6267 (109 kb) |
UP helper 7148 (85 kb) |
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St. Louis - railroad bridge over MississippiOn a boat cruise on the Mississippi River i caught this empty, westbound coaltrain with St. Louis characteristic Gateway Arch as background. The train was headed by UP 8022 (EMD SD9043AC) + an ex-SP + UP 7246. April 9, 2004, 15:39. | |||
UP 8022 + SP + UP 7246 (87 kb) |
UP 8022 + SP + UP 7246 (70 kb) |
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