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One Lucky Day... Three impressive lash-ups on the UP Parking Lot |
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NOTES |
| I had heard from a friend that a couple of WB CNW engines were on the way, so I headed to Nevada to see what I could find. The UP has been doing maintenance in the area, and all westbounds between Ames and Marshalltown were parked. Upon hearing this on the radio, I headed to Colo, where CNW 8575 idled. | |
| The weather was hit or miss all day, and I definitely "missed" soon after I pulled up next to CNW 8575. A torrential downpour kept me inside the Honda for a few minutes. Afterward, this low-lying cloud moved by the C40-8. Note that 911 sign in the lower corner.. | |
| After things cleared up, I made my way to State Center where UP 2001 was the second unit on a westbound double-stacker. They were having to clear a crossing to tie down their train. | |
| Another shot of UP 2001. Don't believe I've ever seen blue reflective scotchlight.... As you can see, it got dark again, and the skies let loose once more. | |
| CNW 6877 | Surprisingly near West Marshalltown, I caught this CNW 6877 rounding the corner. It was moving slow, so I decided to zoom in on a quick shot and stay ahead of it. |
| CNW 6877 | Storm clouds were still threatening north of the mainline. |
| CNW 6877 | Puddles were still looming around, but the sun was out to stay for the evening as CNW 6877 led a PRDM manifest westbound. |
| CNW 8575 | Since the sun stayed out the rest of the way, I stopped to get a shot of 8575 in the actual sunlight. Not looking too bad... now if she could get on the FRONT of a train...! |
| CNW 8637 | The next day, which was cloudy and dreary all day, found CNW 8637 leading NPPRA (or now known as 'MNPPR') at Nevada. |
| CNW 6877 | A last look... |
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