Mo Valley to Fremont and back home 04/10/10

Its only been a month and a week since I made a simular trip, and what a change. The snow is gone and the plants are coming alive.

Mo Valley

Arrived around0815

e/b empty grainer

• UP 6511


• UP 7284

w/b Z train

• UP 4654


• UP 7643


• UP 8562


• UP 4865

e/b K train

• UP 7877


• UP 8418


• UP 4413


• UP 7633 - DPU

e/b grain train

• UP 6055


• UP 5789


• UP 5941 - DPU

w/b mixed freight

• UP 7829


• UP 8226 - DPU

e/b empty grainer

• UP 7173


• UP 7074


• UP 6924 - DPU

e/b mixed freight

• UP 8155


• UP 6533


• UP 8111 - DPU

traffic died down so we headed for Blair, NE around 0930

Blair, NE

Savage terminal

• SRVX 8608


• DLCX 8608

The SD40-2 was switching in the yard.

The ZDLSKP got by us while we where exploring the SC&P depot in the park.

Fremont, NE

BNSF local

• EMDX 798


• BNSF 2817

e/b UP coaler

• UP 7304


• UP 6286


• UP 6629

Scoular Grain was assembling a grain train with SCOX 5001

Laid over grain train power

• UP 5968


• UP 6366


• UP 5668

UP Local power

• UP 521

w/b loaded grain train

• UP 7269


• UP 7015


• UP 8221 - DPU

n/b BNSF DSG empty

• BNSF 5235


• BNSF 8280


• CSX 368

Arlington, NE area

w/b UP mixed freight

• UP 6556


• UP 7234


• UP 6313


• UP 6754 - DPU

w/b empty coaler

• UP 6513


• UP 6191


• UP 7002

We only had about 5 trains get past us, so all in all it was a fairly productive day.