ECHO, UTAH - 25 May 2019
2019 afforded another trip to the great Wahsatch Range of Utah and Wyoming, where the trains of Union Pacific's Overland Route fight the grade out of the Great Salt Lake Basin.
In this 544th edition of the Thornapple River Rail Series, we chase a handful of trains up and down the big hill on 25 May 2020.
Train and location details in order of appearance:
Intermodal WB
Consist:
- UP 8986 [SD70ACe]
- UP 7044 [AC44CW]
- 144 Intermodal Wells and Autoracks
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Near Emory, Bull Hollow, on 25May2019 at 12:01 MDT
- Croydon, Croydon Rd bridge, at 12:17
- Peterson, 4300N Rd bridge, at 12:43
- Uintah, 1500E Rd xing, at 13:02
Empty Grain EB
Consist:
- UP 8058 [AC45CCTE]
- UP 5755 [AC44CW]
- 125 Empty Grain CHs
- UP 5713 [AC44CW]
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Uintah, UT, along 6600S Rd, on 25May2019 at 13:31 MDT
- Devil’s Gate, I80 EB Rest Area, at 13:45
- Peterson, 4300N Rd bridge, at 13:55
- Morgan, Farm xing/I80 Exit 106, at 14:12
- Corydon, Croydon Rd bridge, at 14:22
- Bull Hollow, along Echo Canyon Rd, at 14:39
- Emory, Echo Canyon Rd bridge, at 14:51
- Castle Rock/I80 Exit 185, at 15:02
- Wahsatch Summit, at 15:16
Intermodal WB
Consist:
- UP 8460 [SD70ACe]
- UP 6696 [AC44CW]
- UP 7311 [AC4460CW]
- UP 5521 [AC45CCTE]
- Car Count Unknown - Intermodal
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Emory, UT, near base of Tank Canyon, on 25May2019 at 16:16 MDT
Manifest EB
Consist:
- UP 3928 [SD70M]
- UP 4226 [SD70M]
- 77 mixed carloads
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Echo, UT, along Echo Canyon Rd, on 25May2019 at 16:36 MDT
- Bear Hollow, along Echo Canyon Rd, at 16:45
Intermodal WB
Consist:
- UP 8404 [SD70ACe]
- UP 4556 [SD70M]
- UP 4577 [SD70M]
- 59 Intermodal
- 31 Empty Centerbeams
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Echo Canyon, UT, Bull Hollow, on 25May2019 at 16:48 MDT
- Morgan, Farm xing/I80 Exit 106, at 17:15
- Uintah, 1500E Rd xing, at 18:11
Manifest EB
Consist:
- UP 8123 [ES44AC]
- UP 3779 [SD70M]
- UP 5944 [AC44CW]
- 143 mixed carloads
Location/Time:
- UP Evanston Sub, Devil’s Gate, I80 EB Rest Area, on 25May2019 at 19:06 MDT
- Morgan, 1300N Rd bridge, at 19:32
- Taggart Tunnels, at 19:47
- Echo, at 20:10
- Echo Canyon @ Signal Canyon, at 20:22
- Emory SDG, at 20:33
- Echo Canyon Rd bridge, at 20:38
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