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Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Union Pacific 3301 At Greeley, Colorado - 12/1998 5/96

  • Canon T90, Canon 85mm f1.2, Fuji Provia
  • UP 3301 leads a general merchandise freight past the Greeley depot on this shot taken the day after Christmas.
Union Pacific 3060 West Of Pine Bluff, Wyoming - 5/98

  • Canon T90, Canon 24mm f2.8, Kodak E200
  • UP SD40-2 3060 is in charge of this westbound ballast train outside of Pine Bluff, Wyoming.
Union Pacific 3554 West Of Pine Bluff, Wyoming - 5/98

  • Canon T90, Canon 300mm f4 + 1.4x teleconverter, Fuji Provia
  • UP 3554 and company charges around the curve just west of Pine Bluff, Wyoming.
Union Pacific 4027 East At Dix, Nebraska - 5/2001

  • Canon F1N, 80-200mm f4, Fuji Sensia II
  • Dark skys forewarn an approaching thunderstorm as winged UP 4027 moves a doublestack train through Dix, Nebraska.
Union Pacific 4123 West At Buffalo Bend, Nebraska - 5/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Sensia II
  • Three winged SD70M's lead a hot stack train at Buffalo Bend, Nebraska. Buffalo bend is a great spot to shoot the UP in Nebraska....because it's about the only scenic spot on the UP in Nebraska! :)
Union Pacific 4182 West At Blue Mountain, CO - 5/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 35-105mm f3.5, Kodak E100SW
  • A winged UP SD70M leads the DVRO up the front range toward Tunnel #1 on the former DRGW Moffat Line.
Union Pacific 4188 East At Buffalo Bend, Nebraska - 5/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 300mm f4, Fuji Sensia II
  • UP 4188 is on the point of a hot eastbound intermodal train on the east side of Buffalo Bend.
Union Pacific 4230 At Buffalo Bend - 5/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Sensia II
  • As thunderheads build in the background, UP 4230 rounds a sharp curve on Buffalo Bend.
Union Pacific 4293 East At Buffalo Bend, Nebraska - 4/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Sensia II
  • A winged UP 4293 East heads a autorack train at Buffalo Bend, Nebraska.
Union Pacific 6043 East Near Pine Bluff, Wyoming - 5/1999

  • Canon T90, Canon 300mm f4 + 2x teleconverter, Fuji Provia
  • The code line poles look like a picket fence in this 600mm shot of UP 6043 East outside of Pine Bluff, Wyoming..
Union Pacific 6044 West At Bushnell, Nebraska - 3/99 12/97

  • Canon F1N, Canon 300mm f4, Fuji Provia
  • UP 6044 leads a stack train up the small hill out of Bushnell, NE on this very windy, cold spring day in 1999.
Union Pacific 6093 near Pine Bluff, Wyoming - 5/99

  • Canon T90, Canon 300mm f4.0, Fuji Provia
  • Shooting into the sun doesn't always lead to unusable results as UP SD60M moves this potash train into Pine Bluff, Wyoming.
Union Pacific 6758 At Crescent, Colorado - 8/2001

  • Canon F1N, Canon 80-200mm f4L, Fuji Provia 100F
  • As the great divide looms in the background, coal load UP 6758 heads downhill with dynamic brakes screaming.
UP 6855 West At Tunnel 1 On The Moffat, Colorado - 3/2000

  • Canon T90, Canon 300mm f4, Fuji Provia 100F
  • A UP coal empty heads towards Tunnel 1 on the former DRGW Moffat Line.
UP 7151 West Near Granite, Wyoming - 10/98

  • Canon T90, Canon 300mm f4, Fuji Provia
  • Shot from an overpass of old highway 30 on Sherman Hill, UP 7151 meets an autorack train just downhill from Granite, Wyoming.




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