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| Title: |
M-RODV approaching Thompson |
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UP's daily Roper (Salt Lake City)-to-Denver manifest climbs east up the last of Thompson Hill in spring 2001, with a backdrop of the Book Cliffs. This was a dream come true--13 years after the Rio Grande disappeared into SP, the 'Grande main line hosting a pure set of D&RGW power on the desert. |
| Photo Date: |
4/10/2001 Upload Date: 8/31/2009 7:34:45 PM |
| Location: |
Thompson, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5401(SD40T-2) DRGW 5341(SD40T-2) |
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974 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tunnel Motors & Dawn on the Desert |
| Description: |
UP LUH45, the 'Dirt Train', works upgrade on the former D&RGW Sunnyside Branch with loads for the ECDC Environmental landfill ahead. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/2001 Upload Date: 10/10/2009 10:35:28 PM |
| Location: |
Mounds, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5401(SD40T-2) |
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245 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DRGW 5385 |
| Description: |
D&RGW SD40T-2 5385 rests between assignments on a sunny evening in August 2000 beneath the Book Cliffs. |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/2000 Upload Date: 10/10/2009 10:49:46 PM |
| Location: |
Helper, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5385(SD40T-2) |
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331 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Accelerating East |
| Description: |
Three Rio Grande Tunnel Motors accelerate east out of the siding at Wellington, UT, headed for the Sunnyside Branch with the 'Dirt Train.' The train was one of the last regular assignments for these units. |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/2001 Upload Date: 10/2/2012 8:54:04 PM |
| Location: |
Wellington, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5354(SD40T-2) DRGW 5347(SD40T-2) |
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446 Comments: 3 |
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