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UP 1983 manifest east UP 1983 manifest east
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 449 seconds

UP 1983 heritage WP unit second in consist at MP 156 Roseville Sub Union Pacific

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Eastbound Fun Train at Dutch Flat Eastbound Fun Train at Dutch Flat
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Video duration: 59 seconds

Taken from Main st. crossing Dutch Flat, CA. There is no bear on the front either.

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Flanger plows ahead of Amtrak#6 Flanger plows ahead of Amtrak#6
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Video duration: 199 seconds

Due to the storm and snow, the flanger set was used to guide Amtrak #5 and #6 over Donner Pass.

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Altafest 3 westbound Altafest 3 westbound
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Video duration: 481 seconds

Westbound got permission to run against the current of traffic going west on the #2 east main.

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East QFRNPP with midtrain and rear DPU\ East QFRNPP with midtrain and rear DPU's
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 504 seconds

Eastbound on donner at Youba Gap is was close behind the other train. Very long train and first time I've seen midtrain and rear DPU's on a manifest freight.

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Altafest eastbound train Altafest eastbound train
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 381 seconds

Eastbound through Alta Saturday morning of the Altafest railfan meet. Dave is the guy near the tracks and the others are hiding behind the switching shed.

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Two trains, two tracks Two trains, two tracks
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 219 seconds

The manifest used the westbound #1 main track and stopped short at Gold Run. Close behind the first train, Amtrak #5 following was using the #2 eastbound main in order to run around the manifest using the Gold Run crossovers.

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QFRNPP at Blue Caņon QFRNPP at Blue Caņon
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 246 seconds

Q-train reefers with perishable loads eastbound at the town of Blue Caņon, CA MP 165 roseville Sub.
Two Western Pacific boxcars are inthe mix.

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Kids and trains Kids and trains
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 376 seconds

I wasn't going to use this video, but show it to kids and let them know doing this stuff is dangerous. Twice as this train was going by a 6-year-old kid rides past the train on the ROW.

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Officers special and work train Officers special and work train
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 99 seconds

Special goes west as the work train goes east past MP 156.3 on the Roseville Sub.

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UP 5816 on QFRNPP UP 5816 on QFRNPP
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 328 seconds

Q-train on Donner is a high priority train from Fresno, ca to North Platte NE carrying reefer cars with perhisable products.
Video taken at MP 156.5 Roseville sub

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Mid-train DPU\ Mid-train DPU's at Gold Run
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 239 seconds

Grain train west bound with mid-train unmanned helpers. A new "thing" that the UP has started recently. Normally they are always on the rear, but this depends on tons of trailing horsepower per axle.

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Reno Fun train/Snow train Reno Fun train/Snow train
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Video duration: 72 seconds

Reno Fun Train (a.k.a Reno Snow train) returning back to the San Francisco Bay Area from a weekend in Reno area. Filmed at MP 149 Roseville Sub

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Amtrak #5 with PV Amtrak #5 with PV
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Video duration: 106 seconds

#5 proceeding through slow orders at mP 156 Roseville Sub. Private cars on the back are ex-Californa Zephyr cars.

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UP 8419 east UP 8419 east
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 223 seconds

Low emissions SD70ACe followed by a GE Evolution (GEVO) then by an C44ACCTE

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UP5579 manifest east UP5579 manifest east
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Video duration: 387 seconds

Engine #5 is the Western Pacific heritage locomotive. Ninth car is a Western Pacific hopper. Also in the mix are new ENVX cars.

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Kansas City Southern GEVO\ Kansas City Southern GEVO's
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Video duration: 184 seconds

UP 6619 eastbound empty grains goes by MP 156 (Roseville Sub) with 3 KCS Gevo's. KCS 4682, KCS 4685 and KCS (primer colored) 4680

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UP 1982 at Dutch Flat, CA UP 1982 at Dutch Flat, CA
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Video duration: 202 seconds

Eastbound Missouri Pacific Heritage unit going by Dutch Flat

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westbound  past work gang in the snow westbound past work gang in the snow
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 172 seconds

A work gang had red flags from MP 156 to MP 163 on the Union Pacific's Roseville Sub. Here is a train passing through at American about MP 158.5

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grain and officers special east grain and officers special east
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Video duration: 251 seconds

Caught a grain train while waiting for the business special to go by. Special was immediately behind the grain.
BONUS FOOTAGE: One second clip of my front door.

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East meets West part 1 East meets West part 1
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Video duration: 485 seconds

Part one of two, an eastbound glides to a stop and waits for a westbound to clear the single track section at Switch 9, near Nyack, CA

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West grain with mid and rear helpers West grain with mid and rear helpers
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 414 seconds

Taken at MP 152 Roseville Sub, this train broke apart at least twice before making it over the Donner summit. Those in the know say all sets of engines were manned because of DPU set up problems.

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Altafest 2 eastbound train Altafest 2 eastbound train
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Video duration: 215 seconds

Another eastbound coming through.

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UP 2001/2002 Olympic units UP 2001/2002 Olympic units
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Video duration: 180 seconds

Captured heading eastbound at MP 156.4 Roseville Sub.

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East manifest with 3 rear DPU\ East manifest with 3 rear DPU's
Posted by: Scottrr

Video duration: 309 seconds

Eastbound on Donner at Yuba Gap on Memorial Day. Train was 530 axles long. There were 3 rear end DPU's.

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