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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 sqring 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 whe 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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DRGW 5401(SD40T-2) DRGW 5341(SD40T-2) |
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1127 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Accelerating East |
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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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DRGW 5354(SD40T-2) DRGW 5347(SD40T-2) |
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567 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
The Last One |
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She's been well-documented, but it's worth it! This is the last un-patched, original paint D&RGW locomotive on the UP Roster. The 'Grande is by far my favorite railroad, and I have many more slides of the last engines running around--I finally got one posted! |
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9/19/2006 Upload Date: 12/26/2007 4:16:57 PM |
| Location: |
Helper, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5371(SD40T-2) |
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465 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Still Earning Her Keep |
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D&RGW SD40T-2 5371 leads the Dirt Train upgrade from Mounds, Utah, towards the ECDC Environmental dump site at Sunnyside, Utah. This was it--the last time I saw this engine earning her keep, the last time I was able to witness an engine of my favorite road, unbastardized, running live. She was retired in March 2008. |
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9/20/2006 Upload Date: 12/26/2007 4:23:16 PM |
| Location: |
Mounds, UT |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5371(SD40T-2) |
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814 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
DRGW 5385 |
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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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407 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tunnel Motors & Dawn on the Desert |
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UP LUH45, the 'Dirt Train', works upgrade on the cormer 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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294 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
One of the First Scans... |
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I love the Rio Grande. This is former D&RGW 5413, now WE (Wheeling & Lake Erie) 5413, still in full Rio Grande paint. I didn't know the W&LE had any of the Grande's T-2's, so it was quite a surprise to see it in the fuel line in Bethlehem, PA, on NS. Larry Parsons, CEO of the W&LE, is an old Rio Grande guy who runs a tight ship. This is a detail shot of the rear headlight...pretty distinctive! Taken with permission. |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/2006 Upload Date: 4/8/2009 10:07:15 AM |
| Location: |
Bethlehem, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5413(SD40T-2) WE 5413(SD40T-2) |
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958 Comments: 0 |
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