A round trip from Denver
Trip From 19/9/2019 to 6/10/2019
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A almost 3 week trip round trip from Denver to Montana and back. Weather was good for the first half of the trip but was a bit mixed after that.
 Amtrak 82 and 172 are seen leading #5 west climbing up from Denver to the Moffat Tunnel about to enter Tunnel 1 - 19/09/2019 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 773 and AC4400s 5661 and 70904 are seen leading MCYGR (Manifest Cheyenne-Green River) west climbing Sherman Hill on track 3 at Harriman - 19/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 8648 and 8405 with ES44AC 7420 are seen leading an eastbound intermodal climbing Sherman Hill up track 3 east of Laramie - 19/09/2019 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 5361, NS SD70ACe 1195 and UP SD70M 4881 are seen leading an eastbound manifest near Bosler, Wyoming - 20/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific AC4400 6755, SD70M 4380 and SD70ACe 8574 are seen leading an eastbound manifest over the Laramie River south of Bosler, Wyoming - 20/09/2019 |  Union Pacific GE ET44AH 2620 and 3 SD70ACe's are seen leading a westbound Z train on the Overland Route west of Hanna, Wyoming - 20/09/2019 |  Union Pacific GE ET44AH 2620 and 3 SD70ACe's are seen leading a westbound Z train upgrade at Creston, Wyoming - 20/09/2019 |  Union Pacific GE ET44AH 2620 and 3 SD70ACe's are seen leading a westbound Z train climbing Peru Hill away from Green River at Riview - 20/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific SD40-2s 1811 and 1927 are seen switching at Green River - 20/09/2019 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 5375 with AC4400s 5795 and 6817 are seen leading an eastbound double stack at Peru Hill - 21/09/19 |  Under Stomry Skies Union Pacific EMD Tier 4 SD70ACe-T4 3025 and AC4400 6029 are seen leading an eastbound empty grain train from California to North Platte at the top of Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/19 |  Union Pacific SD70M 5067, ES44AC 7707 and AC4400 5996 are seen leading an eastbound double stack into Green River - 21/09/19 |
 Union Pacific SD70ACe 8924 and AC4400s 5687 and 5683 are seen leading an eastbound Manifest at Leroy on the Evaston Subdivision - 22/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70M 3800, AC4400 6553 and SD70ACe 9090 are seen leading an eastbound Z train ZBRG1B (Portland Brooklyn-Chicago Global) climbing into Kemmerer, Wyoming - 22/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 8702, SD70M 4631, AC4400 6704 and SD70ACe 9007 are seen leading a Portland Brooklyn-Chicago Global 2 Z Train (ZBRG2) east along the Pocatello Subdivision at Sage, Wyoming - 22/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 8702, SD70M 4631, AC4400 6704 and SD70ACe 9007 are seen leading a Portland Brooklyn-Chicago Global 2 Z Train (ZBRG2) east along the Pocatello Subdivision south of Kemmerer, Wyoming - 22/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific ES44AC 7519 and AC4400 6847 are seen leading a westbound manifest at Sage, Wyoming - 22/09/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400s 5878 and 5849 with ES44ACs 2551 and 7636 are seen leading an eastbound Manifest climbing into Kemmerer, Wyoming - 23/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 8937, AC4400s 6374, 6290, 6780 and ES44AC 7465 are seen leading an Eastbound Intermodal at Sage, Wyoming on the Pocatello Subdivision - 23/09/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400 5355 and ET44AH 2582 are seen leading a Elkol Mine to Westvaco Soda Ash works coal train up the Cumberland industrial lead south of Kemmerer, Wyoming - 23/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific ES44AC 8023 and ET44AH 2682 are seen leading an eastbound manifest south of Kemmerer, Wyoming - 23/09/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400 5355 and ET44AH 2582 are seen leading an eastbound Elkol Mine to Westvaco Soda Ash works coal train south of Kemmerer, Wyoming - 23/09/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400 7147, ES44AC 5449 and SD70M 3960 are seen leading an eastbound intermodal in Pebble Canyon north of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho - 24/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 9092 and ES44AC 7361 are seen leading a westbound Intermodal along the Pocatello Subdivision in Pebble Canyon north of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho - 24/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific SD70ACe 9092 and ES44AC 7361 are seen leading a westbound Intermodal along the Pocatello Subdivision at Topaz west of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho - 24/09/2019 |  Union Pacific AC400 5623, ES44AC 7500, AC4400 5744 and ES44ACs 5329, 7586 are seen leading an eastbound empty soda ash train near Bancroft, Idaho - 24/09/2019 |  Union Pacific SD40-2 2027 and SD70M 5221 are seen swtiching at Idaho Falls, Idaho having arrived with the local from Pocatello (LCT47) - 24/09/2019 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 7976, AC4400 6044 and ES44AC 7738 are seen leading the thrice weekly Pocatello to Silver Bow Manifest (MPCSB) north at Maiden Rock, Montana on the former Utah and Northern - 25/09/2019 |
 Union Pacific ES44AC 7976, AC4400 6044 and ES44AC 7738 are seen leading the thrice weekly Pocatello to Silver Bow Manifest (MPCSB) north near Divide, Montana - 25/09/2019 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 7976, AC4400 6044 and ES44AC 7738 are seen leading the thrice weekly Pocatello to Silver Bow Manifest (MPCSB) north descending Dear Lodge Pass, Montana - 25/09/2019 |  Montana Rail Link GP35s 402 and 403 are seen arriving at Sappington, Montana with the local from Logan - 25/09/2019 |  BNSF ES44C4 6878 and C44-9W 971 are seen leading an eastbound loaded rock train at Sappington, Montana - 25/09/2019 |
 BNSF ES44C4 6975 and C44-9W 1068 are seen leading loaded oil cans climbing Bozeman Pass with 3 helpers in the middle and 2 DPUs on the rear - 25/09/2019 |  BNSF SD70ACe 8523, C44-9W 786 and ES44C4 6615 are seen leading a loaded coal with 4 helpers on the rear climbing Bozeman Pass- 25/09/2019 |  BNSF SD70ACe 8533 and ES44ACs 6293 and 6108 are seen leading a loaded coal climbing Bozeman Pass with 4 locos pushing on the rear - 25/09/2019 |  Montana Rail Link SD70ACe 4301, SDP40-2 290 with SD70ACes 4401, 4310 and 4407 are seen waiting to leave Bozeman with ML (Manifest Missoula-Laurel) glinting in the last light of the evening - 25/09/2019 |
 Montana Rail Link GP35s 403 and 402 are seen leading Trident cement works with empty coal cars and loaded cement for Manhattan due to Logan yard being full - 26/09/2019 |  BNSF ES44C4 4244, C44-9W 1123 and SD70ACe 9344 are seen leading an empty coal along the 10th Subdivision at Perma, Montana - 27/09/2019 |  BNSF SD70ACe 9221 and ES44AC 5882 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal at Stokes west of Guernsey, Wyoming - 02/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44DC 7494 and SD70MAC 9570 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal at Stokes west of Guernsey, Wyoming - 02/10/2019 |
 BNSF ES44DC 7494 and SD70MAC 9570 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal exiting Tunnel 1 west of Guernsey, Wyoming - 02/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 5818 and SD70MAC 9572 are seen leading a westbound empty coal train out of Guernsey, Wyoming - 02/10/2019 |  BNSF SD70ACe 8558 and ES44AC 6316 are seen leading a westbound empty coal train out of Guernsey, Wyoming - 02/10/2019 |  ES44C4s 4283 and 8033 are seen leading an eastbound empty fracking sand train along the Sandhills Subdivision east of Hyannis, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |
 ES44C4s 4283 and 8033 are seen leading an eastbound empty fracking sand train along the Sandhills Subdivision west of Whiteman, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 6085 and SD70MAC 8827 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal train along the Sandhills Subdivision near Hyannis, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 6403 and SD70ACe 9361 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal train on the single track between Ashby and Hyannis, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF SD70ACe 8474 is seen leaidng an eastbound loaded coal train on the single track between Ashby and Hyannis, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |
 BNSF C44-9W 4106 and ES44C4 6977 are seen leading a westbound empty coal train off the single track at Ashby, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 6233 and SD70MAC 9429 are seen leading a westbound empty coal train off the single track at Ashby, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44C4 6896 and SD70ACe 9191 are seen leading an eastbound loaded coal train at Ashby, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 6233 and SD70MAC 9429 are seen leading a westbound empty coal train off the single track naer Bingham, Nebraska - 03/10/2019 |
 BNSF C44-9W 5486 is seen leading an eastbound manifest at Ashby, Nebraska in the last light of the day - 03/10/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70M 4953, SD70ACe 8478 and AC4400 6375 are seen leading an eastbound manifest away from North Platte - 05/10/2019 |  Union Pacific ET44AG 2686, SD70M 3968 and SD70ACe 9048 are seen leading MNPNLX (Manifest North Platte-North Little Rock) east away from North Platte- 05/10/2019 |  Union Pacific SD40-2 Y327 and Slug S6-1B Y427 are seen switching at North Platte - 05/10/2019 |
 Union Pacific ES44AC 5431 and 7507 with SD70ACe 8752 are seen leading a westbound double track away from North Platte - 05/10/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400 5853 and ET44AH 2648 are seen leading a westbound manifest crossing into Nebraska from Colorado west of Julesburg - 05/10/2019 |  Union Pacific AC4400 6872 and SD70M 3835 are seen leading a westbound grain shuttle over the Colorado-Nebraska border west of Julesburg - 05/10/2019 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe 8906 and AC4400 6690 are seen leading an eastbound manifest crossing the Nebraska-Colorado borderwest of Julesburg - 05/10/2019 |
 BNSF SD70ACe 9015 and SD70MAC 9610 are seen leading a southbound loaded coal into Sterling, Colorado - 05/10/2019 |  BNSF AC4400 5709 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal train at Keenesburg, Colorado - 06/10/2019 |  Citirail ES44AC 1408, BNSF AC4400 5642 and Citirail ES44AC 1343 are seen on the rear of a an empty coal train at Keenesburg, Colorado - 06/10/2019 |  BNSF ES44AC 5807, ES44C4, Citirail ES44AC 1406 and a ES44DC are seen leading an eastbound manifest at Keenesburg, Colorado - 06/10/2019 |
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