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By:Frederick S. Goethel
Dates:1/1/2011 - 7/8/2014
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UP 5389
Title:  UP 5389
Description:  UP 5389, operating in DPU mode, disappears slowly into the wall of fog.
Photo Date:  11/29/2011  Upload Date: 3/7/2012 7:11:56 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5389(AC45CCTE)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
Finally Visable
Title:  Finally Visable
Description:  After getting the green, the unknown engine starts to roll and can be identified as a manifest pulled by UP 5437
Photo Date:  11/29/2011  Upload Date: 3/7/2012 7:07:51 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5437(AC45CCTE)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
UP 5437
Title:  UP 5437
Description:  UP 5437 finally emerges from the dense fog and can be seen clearly.
Photo Date:  11/29/2011  Upload Date: 3/7/2012 7:10:24 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  78   Comments: 0
Waiting For Green
Title:  Waiting For Green
Description:  An engine, not yet visable or identifiable waits for a green signal after a manifest has passed on the passing track.
Photo Date:  11/29/2011  Upload Date: 3/7/2012 7:05:55 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,Action
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Views:  71   Comments: 0
Unit Grain Train
Title:  Unit Grain Train
Description:  A unit grain train seems to strech out endlessly.
Photo Date:  12/9/2011  Upload Date: 12/3/2012 9:45:37 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  57   Comments: 0
 California Zephyr
Title:  California Zephyr
Description:  Eastbound train #6, the California Zephyr pulls into Truckke, Ca to pick up passengers.
Photo Date:  12/9/2011  Upload Date: 12/7/2012 11:38:19 AM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  82   Comments: 0
Unit Grain Train
Title:  Unit Grain Train
Description:  A unit grain train strains to begin the climb up the hill from Truckee.
Photo Date:  12/21/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2012 11:30:52 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  123   Comments: 0
Around the Lodi Bend
Title:  Around the Lodi Bend
Description:  UP 8733 works in DPU mode to push an auto rack train south past the bend between Acampo and Lodi.
Photo Date:  12/4/2012  Upload Date: 3/15/2013 7:27:59 PM
Location:  Acampo, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  284   Comments: 0
Waiting for a Northbound
Title:  Waiting for a Northbound
Description:  The crew of UP 7500 hauling a load of auto racks died. The engineer was brought up from Stockton, about 25 miles away. The conductor, seen here crossing the tracks, arrived later after being brought down from Roseville (about 70 miles away). The train can be seen in the far distance waiting and blocking several crossings. It will soon head to this end of the siding , pick up the conductor and be on its way.
Photo Date:  12/4/2012  Upload Date: 3/19/2013 11:30:59 AM
Location:  Acampo, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
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Views:  65   Comments: 0
Unusual Sight
Title:  Unusual Sight
Description:  It is rare to see a Z train with all the same companies boxes on the same train. Here "K" Line boxes are stacked two high and extend for as far as the eye can see.
Photo Date:  12/4/2012  Upload Date: 3/15/2013 7:25:05 PM
Location:  Acampo, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  415   Comments: 0
Waiting For Green
Title:  Waiting For Green
Description:  UP 7500 waits for a green signal as a double stack goes north.
Photo Date:  12/4/2012  Upload Date: 3/20/2013 7:18:26 PM
Location:  Acampo, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7500(ES44AC)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Working Hard
Title:  Working Hard
Description:  The engines are working hard to get this Z train back to speed after it set off a drag detector in Acampo, CA.
Photo Date:  12/9/2012  Upload Date: 4/16/2013 9:42:10 AM
Location:  Acampo, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  418   Comments: 2
Pulling on the Main LIne
Title:  Pulling on the Main LIne
Description:  UP 2390 leads a manifest as it pulls back on the mainline. It's obvious the power needed by the exhaust smoke.
Photo Date:  11/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/10/2015 12:45:21 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2390(SD60M)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
Sitting and Waiting
Title:  Sitting and Waiting
Description:  UP 2390 sits on a passing track and waits for a nothbound intermodal to pass.
Photo Date:  11/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/10/2015 12:43:27 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2390(SD60M)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Made in Canada
Title:  Made in Canada
Description:  Sadly, we don't even make our own rail cars anymore, as shown by the sticker attached to TBOX 662921
Photo Date:  3/12/2014  Upload Date: 5/8/2015 11:55:20 AM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  98   Comments: 0
Repairing Track
Title:  Repairing Track
Description:  A track gang works to replace a sectiuon of track containing a bad weld. The dispatcher was very impatient and kept asking to get the track back.
Photo Date:  4/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 11:58:50 AM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Track
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Views:  36   Comments: 0
Creeping on the Track Gang
Title:  Creeping on the Track Gang
Description:  UP 5251 pulling an intermodal, gets antsy and pulls to the smfnal just north of the track gang. The gang boos was NOT happy!
Photo Date:  4/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 12:00:29 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5251(AC45CCTE)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
Siding to Mainline switch
Title:  Siding to Mainline switch
Description:  A string of box cars is pulled from the siding onto the mainline to continue south
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 2/28/2017 5:49:47 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Track,Action
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
A Manufactuer Mark Not Often Seen
Title:  A Manufactuer Mark Not Often Seen
Description:  A ,anufacturer's mark not senn very often these days. It was ol an broken KCS box car set out at the siding in Galt one morning.
Photo Date:  7/8/2014  Upload Date: 3/11/2017 6:57:46 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
A Lot of Mileage On This
Title:  A Lot of Mileage On This
Description:  his is the same defective KCS box car that was set out in Galt for repair. IT has seen a lot of work and miles since it was made and put in service!
Photo Date:  7/8/2014  Upload Date: 3/11/2017 7:00:44 PM
Location:  Galt, CA
Author:  Frederick S. Goethel
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
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Views:  73   Comments: 0


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