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Viewing Album:  Along the Rails of Kansas: September 2014
 
By:Lucas McIntyre
Dates:9/1/2014 - 9/30/2014
Album Info:Various photographs from Northeast and North Central Kansas. Perfectly timed meet and more!
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UP 6451 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 6451 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  UP 6451 slugs up .6% grade at Aikins with an eastbound GRDX loaded coal train. Such trains used to run via the BNSF to Kansas City then be transferred over to the UP but at least somewhat recently that routing changed.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 12:50:39 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 6451(AC44CW) UP 7066(AC4460CW)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
UP 7827 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 7827 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Also a somewhat newly regular sight is a GEVO on a coal train, here UP 7827 brings up the rear of a GRDX loaded coal train. These started to become common in coal service around early 2013.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 12:58:05 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7827(AC45CCTE)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Another pair of GE's lead coal loads over the hill at Aikins. In the distance the rear DPU can be seen crossing Aiken Switch Road. Aikins, Aikens, and Aiken Switch are all correct ways to identify this location.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 1:05:08 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5735(AC44CWCTE) UP 7794(AC45CCTE)
Views:  261   Comments: 1
UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  UP 5735 rolls its coal train past some sunflowers as it has climbed the summit of Aikins. The train is in the siding and slowing down to pass some MOW equipment working on the main
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/7/2014 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5735(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5735 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Now a slight bit closer to me UP 5735 rolls past an gap in the sunflowers as it approaches some MOW equipment.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:32:08 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5735(AC44CWCTE) UP 7794(AC45CCTE)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
UP 7617 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 7617 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Rolling through CP Jeffrey is this train of CLEX loads, with one of the curve greasing CMO hoppers on the head end.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:43:09 AM
Location:  Aikins, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7617(AC45CCTE) UP 6846(AC44CW)
Views:  205   Comments: 2
UP 6687 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 6687 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  UP 6687 leads coal loads east ct the westbound approach signal to the siding at Evans. An ex SP GE trails.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:46:02 AM
Location:  Duluth, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 6687(AC44CW)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
UP 6736 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 6736 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  Celebrity unit UP 6736 shoves east on this coal train consisting of leased hoppers.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:47:36 AM
Location:  Duluth, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 6736(AC44CW)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
UP 8813 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  UP 8813 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  An SD70ACe and an FXE unit lead an eastbound manifest past the westbound approach signal to the siding at Evans.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:49:27 AM
Location:  Duluth, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 8813(SD70ACe) FXE 4670(ES44AC)
Views:  322   Comments: 2
UP 5408 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  UP 5408 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  A pair of GE's lead a l`ng manifest east out of Marysville. I find it ironic how the 5400 series unit looks far worse than the unit built in the late 80's.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:52:34 AM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5408(AC45CCTE) UP 9292(C40-8)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
UP 8867 westbound UP empty coal train
Title:  UP 8867 westbound UP empty coal train
Description:  UP 8867 (this is the first picture of it on this site) heads a westbound empty coal train toward Marysville.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 10:55:39 AM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 8867(SD70AH) UP 6280(AC44CW)
Views:  311   Comments: 1
UP 5408 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  UP 5408 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  UP 5408 meets the third car on the UP 8867 west. Talk about cutting it close on getting a shot.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:05:50 AM
Location:  Marysville, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5408(AC45CCTE)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
UP 7156 westbound UP manifest train
Title:  UP 7156 westbound UP manifest train
Description:  UP 7156 eases a westbound manifest through the small town of Herkimer. Herkimer is the first town west of Marysville.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:13:05 AM
Location:  Herkimer, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7156(AC44CW)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
Southeast Nebraska Co-op 1674 EMD GP9u
Title:  Southeast Nebraska Co-op 1674 EMD GP9u
Description:  "BNSF" 1674 (this units last known identity) sits in Hanover awaiting the next string of covered hopper cars to switch.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:21:40 AM
Location:  Hanover, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1674(GP9u)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
SP 309 DPU on westbound UP empty coal train
Title:  SP 309 DPU on westbound UP empty coal train
Description:  A lone SP unit brings up the rear of this empty coal train, we saw another one in the yard at Marysville but I opted not to shoot it as I already had before and it was front coupled like the one here.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:34:45 AM
Location:  Hanover, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  SP 309(AC44CW)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
UP 5918 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5918 eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  A matched set of C44ACCTE's bring a WFAX coal load up the hill at Hanover. In about 30 seconds they'll meet a westbound coal empty. We waited an hour here hoping for one train from either way and ended up getting a meet right in front of us.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:36:04 AM
Location:  Hanover, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5918(AC44CWCTE) UP 5892(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
UP 5918 eastbound UP loaded coal train meeting UP 6547 with a westbound UP empty coal train
Title:  UP 5918 eastbound UP loaded coal train meeting UP 6547 with a westbound UP empty coal train
Description:  Loaded and empty coal trains meet on top of the hill at Hanover. I could not believe our luck while shooting this.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:39:12 AM
Location:  Hanover, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5892(AC44CWCTE) UP 5918(AC44CWCTE) UP 6547(AC44CW) UP 6222(AC44CW)
Views:  411   Comments: 1
UP 5731 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Title:  UP 5731 DPU on eastbound UP loaded coal train
Description:  A lone C44ACCTE brings up the rear of this loaded coal train, the meet is over and so is this day of shooting.
Photo Date:  9/7/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:45:12 AM
Location:  Hanover, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 5731(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
CRI&P Deep Creek Bridge
Title:  CRI&P Deep Creek Bridge
Description:  Looking east from just off of Kansas Highway 18. This bridge spans Deep Creek. This was on Rock Island Subdivision 20B which ran from McFarland (15-20 miles east) to Belleville (50+ miles west) Zeandale is about 2 miles west of here.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:51:02 AM
Location:  Zeandale, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  94   Comments: 0
UP 4336 westbound UP loaded autorack train
Title:  UP 4336 westbound UP loaded autorack train
Description:  UP train AAMPX-27 rolls through a gentle curve at the start of double track just east of the small, nearly nonexistent town of Volland. Mr. Cloud struck again.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:31:50 AM
Location:  Volland, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 4336(SD70M) UP 4438(SD70M)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
BNSF 8102 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  BNSF 8102 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  A relatively new C4 invades UP territory as it waits for westbound traffic just short of the crossings at Volland with the MTUKC-24 in tow. A collision at Galva caused the delay in this trains progress. The next train behind this also has a BNSF unit leading. It's like it could be 2005 again!
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:36:28 AM
Location:  Volland, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8102(ES44C4) CSX 104(AC44CW)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Title:  UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Description:  Corn laden GSJOMR-26 rolls up the hill towards Alta Vista. The train is running from St. Joseph, MO to Arizona Grain, AZ.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:40:45 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7319(AC4460CW) UP 4355(SD70M)
Views:  733   Comments: 0
UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Title:  UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Description:  Now at Alta Vista the 7319 passes the old Co-op elevator. A much newer elevator out of frame to the right was busy with unloading trucks of grain.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:41:40 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7319(AC4460CW) UP 4435(SD70M)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Title:  UP 7319 westbound UP loaded grain train
Description:  Now about to duck under Sea Street our grain load will soon be passed us and awaiting a meet at the west end of double track at Dwight.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:42:57 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7319(AC4460CW) UP 4355(SD70M)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
UP 6705 DPU on westbound UP loaded grain train
Title:  UP 6705 DPU on westbound UP loaded grain train
Description:  UP 6705 brings up the rear of this grain load, the 6705 is of CNW heritage and once wore the OLS paint scheme.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:45:45 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 6705(AC44CW)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
BNSF 4435 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  BNSF 4435 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  UP train MTUKC-25 rolls down the hill with an ex SP AC44 second out. I do love a nice elephant consist in glint light.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:52:53 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4435(C44-9W) UP 6402(AC44CW)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
UP 7627 eastbound UP intermodal train
Title:  UP 7627 eastbound UP intermodal train
Description:  UP 7627 leads the ZTUG4-26 east at 1200 Rd east of Dwight
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:54:24 AM
Location:  Dwight, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7627(ES44AC) KCS 4105(SD70ACe) UP 3861(SD70M)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
KCS 4105 on eastbound UP intermodal train
Title:  KCS 4105 on eastbound UP intermodal train
Description:  A going away look is had in beautiful evening light as KCS 4105 trails in the consist on this eastbound ZTUG4.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:46:35 AM
Location:  Dwight, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
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Locomotives:  UP 7627(ES44AC) KCS 4105(SD70ACe) UP 3861(SD70M)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
Golden State Route Sunset
Title:  Golden State Route Sunset
Description:  A nice sunset takes place between Dwight and Alta Vista. A train could've been used about this moment. We would soon leave and a train would show up 5 minutes later leading to a poor shot at Alta Vista proper seen next.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:00:11 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 0
UP 8328 eastbound UP manifest train
Title:  UP 8328 eastbound UP manifest train
Description:  UP train MWTKC-27 rolls under Sea Street at Alta Vista behind a UP ACe and a CN GE. 5 minutes at our last spot and we would've had a nearly perfect shot.
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 3:08:41 AM
Location:  Alta Vista, KS
Author:  Lucas McIntyre
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8328(SD70ACe) CN 2661(C44-9W)
Views:  220   Comments: 0

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