Railfan hotspots in Wyoming through I-80 (Pics)

Kerosene dude, (i heard) she'll shoot a 5 or 6 foot flame out the stack when it gets warmed up.

Inside X-CNW 8808 on an ONRWV a few days ago.


At Solvay Landing Wyoming

Solvay is unseen from I-80 west of Green River, the branch crosses over the interstate with the soda ash plant being on the south side and the lower yard to the north about a half mile from the mainline. Contractors there use to have some SD 9's i think they might have a couple SD 40's now. Been a long time sense i've been close enough to get a picture of there motors.

Heres a picture from that X-CNW as i pull up there branch.

Same night as the rest of the CNW pictures. East of Granger about 4 miles. After a trip around the wye, we tacked our motors on another train that needed spreading.





Looking east waiting for a light. Good public dirt road in the far left side in the picture to take in the scenery.

To the south from where we were waiting.

The Uinta's are the mountains you can see way off in the distance.

These pictures are from one night of dogcatching. The night ones were taken as i sat in the yard getting an air test. We drug one out, tied it down, then got on another one and yarded it.


View of the GR depot from the yard.


The old club house that sits to the east of the depot.


The engine tracks on the eastend of the pit.


Two RCL goats on the pit.



The eastend of the GR yard as i pull into a track.


RCL unit parked on the Rip Lead.

Still no luck in catching a daylight local to get some pictures on the contractors old motors.

Thanks for the pics! Keep 'em coming.

Need to try to get you some pictures of the stuff you can see from the interstate dont i buddy.
Im called on the local 2 job again (dragging the cab), its supposed to snow like crazy in a few hours. Hopefully ill get a good picture of what its like to getter when its really coming down.
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Train details LDR02 27 Engines UP 007146 | UP 005980
Scheduled Scheduled departure | GRERIVER, WY | WX817 | 11/27/06 17:45M | 001 loads | 021 empty | 00702 tons | 00944 feet
Special NO TCS EVENTS REPORTED
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Forgot to tell you that all the locals now have a D in place of the C. (Cheyenne once, now the Denver)

Start of my shift, saw the DODX 903 from the Maverik store as we made a stop for snacks before climing on the power. Not the best picture, but its that green thing behind that power pole.


Here it is now on the eastend after they drug that rail out and set it over to another track. Not a very good picture eather.

These two are the approach to the cut. 45mph


I messed with this one. 45mph


Going threw Carmichael Cut. 45mph



Cant remember where we at when i took this one. 60mph Looks like where i was passing the westend of Thayer/Superior

Shoving up the branch at the eastend of Point of Rocks. Conductors in that mess somewhere lining the mainline switches back.

My conductor was nice enough to step out front and take this one as we shoved up the branch.

Up at the power plant again.

This is the curve on the branch before we start over the interstate bridge as we pull down. Cant see into the curve to well can you? Lights to the right are from a truck on I-80.

Waiting at WX813.


Double stack leaves before we get a light to cross over at CPG814.


Westend of the pit after parking the power.


Looking south.

Very interesting shots, UPRR engineer. Thanks for posting them!

BGosch