Union Pacific GP38-2s #1035 & #1045 at Albany, Oregon

On September 15, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, powered by Union Pacific 2,000-horsepower GP38-2s #1035 & #1045. These two locomotives were originally built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors as 3,000-horsepower GP40 locomotives. Union Pacific #1035 was originally built in May 1966 Seaboard Air Line #602. On July 1, 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with the Atlantic Coast Line to form the Seaboard Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line locomotive #602 became Seaboard Coast Line locomotives #1517. On December 29, 1982, the Seaboard Coast Line merged with the Louisville & Nashville to form the Seaboard System Railroad, and the locomotive became Seaboard System #6674. On July 1, 1986, the Seaboard System Railroad became CSX Transportation, and the locomotive became CSX #6674. Retired by CSX, the locomotive joined the VMV Enterprises lease fleet by 1988, becoming VMVX #6673. On January 19, 1989, Union Pacific leased the locomotive from Helm Financial, and the locomotive became Union Pacific #858. Union Pacific #1045 was originally built in October 1967 as New York Central #3097. On February 1, 1968, the New York Central merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad to form Penn Central, and on April 1, 1976, the Penn Central was merged into Conrail. The locomotive retained its original through these mergers to become Conrail #3097. Retired by Conrail, the locomotive became Kyle Railroad #3118 by 1988, then went to Helm Leasing as #3118. On November 21, 1989, Union Pacific leased the locomotive from Helm Financial and it became Union Pacific #874. In 1998 they were returned to Helm Financial and rebuilt by Boise Locomotive Corporation into GP38-2 locomotives, though they retained the three radiator fans of a GP40. The former Union Pacific #858 was again leased to Union Pacific as #2535 on August 14, 1998, and the former Union Pacific #874 was again leased to Union Pacific as #2545 on September 2, 1998. Union Pacific #2535 was renumbered to #1035 on August 21, 2001, and Union Pacific #2545 was renumbered to #1045 on September 15, 2001.

Trains in Albany, Oregon, on August 31, 2006

I took these pictures near the depot in Albany, Oregon, on August 31, 2006.

Leading a freight train, Portland & Western #3003 is a 3,000-horsepower GP40 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in January 1967 as Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific #380. This was one of a group of seven GP40s that the Rock Island was rebuilding to Dash 2 standards in its Silvis shops when the railroad went bankrupt and shut down in 1980. Before the shutdown it was completed as GP40u #3004. The last two of the seven were unfinished. Chrome Crankshaft acquired all seven locomotives along with the shop in 1981, and finished the remaining two locomotives. The seven locomotives were sold to Toronto’s GO Transit in 1982. This locomotive became GO Transit #725. As they were not equipped with head-end power generators, they had to operate with HEP cars rebuilt from F-units. In 1994 they were retired and traded in to EMD for new F59PHs. EMD put the locomotives in their lease fleet and this locomotive became EMDX #200. In 2001, EMD transferred the locomotive to Locomotive Leasing Partners (LLPX), a partnership with GATX Leasing, and the locomotive was leased to the St. Lawrence & Atlantic as #3203. St. Lawrence & Atlantic was taken over by Genesee & Wyoming in 2002. The locomotive was transferred to the Portland & Western Railroad in April 2004, where it was considered a GP40-2, even though it lacks all the Dash 2 external spotting features like the water level sight glass, rear cab overhang, and vertical shock absorbers on the trucks. Renumbered to PNWR #3003 in mid-2005, it still wears its St. Lawrence & Atlantic yellow and black paint scheme.

Next, Willamette & Pacific #1852 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in May 1955 as Southern Pacific #5438, a 1,750-horsepower SD9 that was placed in service on May 24, 1955. After the 1965 system renumbering, it became Southern Pacific #3916. On January 9, 1975, it was rebuilt by Southern Pacific’s Sacramento Shops to SD9E #4397. It was retired on November 12, 1993, and sold on March 4, 1994, to the Willamette and Pacific Railroad where it became #1852.

Trailing, Portland & Western #3603 was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in January 1970 as St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) #9153, a 3,600-horsepower SD45 that was placed in service on January 4, 1970. On January 15, 1985, it was upgraded by Southern Pacific’s Sacramento Shops to Southern Pacific SD45R #7537. It was retired on sold on July 31, 1995, to Helm Financial Corporation and became HLCX #450. In 1996 it was sold to the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, part of the Genesee & Wyoming system, retaining the road number #450. It was transferred to the Illinois & Midland, another Genesee & Wyoming railroad, in 2001 or 2002, still numbered #450, then transferred again to the Portland & Western Railroad in April 2005, being renumbered to #3603.

There was also a pair of Union Pacific SD40-2s near the Albany depot.

Union Pacific #3160 is a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1972.

Union Pacific #3380 is a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in April 1977.

This unit still had its red sill stripe, while on the other SD40-2, the sill stripe had been changed to yellow in accordance with a Federal Railroad Administration ruling from March 5, 2005, that required yellow or white reflective striping 42 inches above the rail by May 31, 2010.

After leaving Albany, I spotted this specially-decorated truck trailer heading north on Interstate 5. Carrying the slogan "TRACKS ARE FOR TRAINS! STAY OFF! STAY AWAY! STAY ALIVE!", this trailer #538717 was sponsored by Washington Operation Lifesaver, Washington Utilites and Transporation Commission, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, and the trailer was donated by Interstate Distributor Company.

Union Pacific GP38-2s #1035 & #1034 at Albany, Oregon, on August 22, 2006

On August 22, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, powered by Union Pacific 2,000-horsepower GP38-2s #1035 & #1034. These two locomotives were originally built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in May 1966 as 3,000-horsepower GP40 locomotives for the Seaboard Air Line. Union Pacific #1035 was originally Seaboard Air Line #602 and Union Pacific #1034 was originally Seaboard Air Line #613. On July 1, 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with the Atlantic Coast Line to form the Seaboard Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line locomotives #602 & #613 became Seaboard Coast Line locomotives #1517 & #1528. On December 29, 1982, the Seaboard Coast Line merged with the Louisville & Nashville to form the Seaboard System Railroad, and the locomotives became Seaboard System #6674 & #6684. On July 1, 1986, the Seaboard System Railroad became CSX Transportation, and the locomotives became CSX #6674 & #6684. Retired by CSX, the locomotives joined the VMV Enterprises lease fleet by 1988, becoming VMVX #6673 and #6684. On January 19, 1989, Union Pacific leased the locomotives as part of a group of 34 from Helm Financial, and these two locomotives became Union Pacific #858 & #857. In 1998 they were returned to Helm Financial and rebuilt by Boise Locomotive Corporation into GP38-2 locomotives, though they retain the three radiator fans of a GP40. The former Union Pacific #857 was again leased to Union Pacific as #2534 on July 30, 1998, and the former Union Pacific #858 was again leased to Union Pacific as #2535 on August 14, 1998. Union Pacific #2534 was renumbered to #1034 on July 27, 2001, and Union Pacific #2535 was renumbered to #1035 on August 21, 2001.

Union Pacific Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on August 16, 2006

On August 16, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, led by Union Pacific #5304, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC that was built by General Electric and delivered on May 30, 2006. Union Pacific gives its ES44AC locomotives the designation C45ACCTE. The second locomotive is Union Pacific #4291, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico in January 2001 and was delivered on January 17, 2001.

Union Pacific SD70M #4870 in Albany, Oregon, on August 7, 2006

On August 7, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, led by Union Pacific #4870, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico in January 2002 and was delivered on February 6, 2002.

Trains in Albany, Oregon, in June & July 2006

I took these train pictures from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, in mid-late June and early July of 2006.

First, on June 14, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train. The trailing locomotive is Union Pacific #5685, a 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in December 2004 and delivered on December 26, 2004.

Later on June 14, 2006, I photographed Amtrak’s southbound Coast Starlight, powered by Amtrak #115 & #119, a pair of 4,250-horsepower P42DC locomotives that were built by General Electric in September 1997.

Further up Interstate 5, I also photographed these Union Pacific locomotives on a freight train. Union Pacific #5853 is a 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in March 2002 and was delivered on April 2, 2002. Union Pacific #5486 is another 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in May 2005 and was delivered on June 3, 2005. Union Pacific #9675 is a 4,400-horsepower Dash 9-44CW that was built by General Electric in December 1993 as Chicago & North Western #8611. After the Chicago & North Western was merged into the Union Pacific on April 24, 1995, this locomotive became Union Pacific #9675 on July 21, 1999.

On June 15, 2006, I photographed Union Pacific #5763 leading a southbound freight train. It is a 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in March 2001 and was delivered on March 27, 2001.

Just down Interstate 5, I photographed another southbound freight train, with an unknown Union Pacific SD40-2 leading Union Pacific #9209, a 4,000-horsepower Dash 8-40C that was built by General Electric in September 1988.

Later that same day, I photographed the first southbound freight train again, with Union Pacific #5763 still leading. The second locomotive is Union Pacific #5250, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC that was built by General Electric in February 2006 and was delivered on March 1, 2006. Union Pacific gives its ES44AC locomotives the designation C45ACCTE. The third locomotive is Union Pacific #5687, a 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in December 2004 and was delivered on December 29, 2004.

On June 21, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train, led by an unknown Union Pacific 4,400-horsepower GE AC4400CW followed by a 4,000-horsepower EMD SD70M, two 4,000-horsepower GE Dash 8-40Cs and two 3,800-horsepower EMD SD60Ms.

On June 30, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train with an unknown Union Pacific General Electric locomotive leading five additional units.

On July 3, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train powered by at least five locomotives, one of which appears to be wearing the orange and green paint scheme of Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

On July 5, 2006, I photographed this northbound Union Pacific intermodal train with an unknown Union Pacific 4,300-horsepower EMD SD70ACe leading an unknown Union Pacific 4,000-horsepower EMD SD70M.

On July 7, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train led by what appears to be Union Pacific #4506, which was a 4,000-horsepower SD70M assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico and was delivered on November 27, 2001.

On July 11, 2006, I photographed these two southbound Union Pacific freight trains. The closer train is led by an unknown Union Pacific 4,000-horsepower EMD SD70M. The second unit is Union Pacific (UPY) #2310, a 2000-horsepower GG20GE battery diesel hybrid locomotive that was built by Motive Power Industries using the frame of Union Pacific #262, a retired 3,000-horsepower B30-7A locomotive that was built by General Electric in March 1980 as Cotton Belt (SSW) #7776. The Cotton Belt was a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific. After the Southern Pacific merged into the Union Pacific on September 11, 1996, SSW #7776 became Union Pacific #262 on June 7, 1997. It was first retired on December 19, 2001, then permanently retired on February 28, 2005, for its frame to be used for UPY #2310, which was delivered on June 3, 2006. The third locomotive is Union Pacific #5768, a 4,400-horsepower AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. It was built by General Electric in March 2001 and was delivered on March 27, 2001. The fourth locomotive is Union Pacific #9752, a 4,400-horsepower Dash 9-44CW that was built by General Electric in January 1994 as Chicago & North Western #8648. After the Chicago & North Western was merged into the Union Pacific on April 24, 1995, this locomotive became Union Pacific #9752 on April 12, 2000.

Union Pacific Freight Trains at Albany, Oregon, in Early June 2006

I took these pictures of Union Pacific freight trains from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, in early June 2006. First, on June 1, 2006, I photographed this northbound freight train led by Union Pacific #5359, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC that was built by General Electric in January 2005 and delivered on February 3, 2005. Union Pacific gives its ES44AC locomotives the designation C45ACCTE. The second locomotive is Union Pacific #3929, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and was delivered on June 28, 2003.

On June 7, 2006, I photographed this southbound freight train. The trailing locomotive is Union Pacific #9859, a 3,500-horsepower SD50 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in September 1984 as Denver & Rio Grande Western #5515. The Rio Grande merged with the Southern Pacific in 1988. After the Southern Pacific merged into the Union Pacific on September 11, 1996, this locomotive became Union Pacific #5109 on October 3, 2001, and was renumbered to Union Pacific #9859 on September 18, 2002, though it still wore its original Denver & Rio Grande paint scheme with just an Armour Yellow patch over the road number. Also noteworthy is the first car in the train, which is a Chicago & North Western boxcar. The Chicago & North Western was merged into the Union Pacific on April 24, 1995.

Later on June 7, 2006, I photographed this southbound freight train, led by Union Pacific #5501, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC that was built by General Electric in June 2005 and was delivered on June 22, 2005. Union Pacific gives its ES44AC locomotives the designation C45ACCTE. It is followed by Union Pacific #8389, a 4,300-horsepower SD70ACe that was built by Electro-Motive Diesel in May 2005 and was delivered on June 3, 2005.

Alstom GCFX SD40 #3071 at Albany, Oregon, on May 17, 2006

I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon, on May 17, 2006. The only locomotive with a visible road number is Alstom Canada (GCFX) #3071, a 3,000-horsepower SD40 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in June 1970 as Kansas City Southern #624. By 1987, it had been retired and acquired by the Soo Line Railroad and renumbered to #6402. While the Soo Line was absorbed into its parent company Canadian Pacific in 1990, this locomotive remained in Soo Line’s candy apple red paint scheme when it was retired and became part of National Railway Equipment’s lease fleet as NREX #6402. By 2003 it had been acquired by Alstom Canada for lease service as GCFX #3071 and painted gray as it appears here.

Union Pacific Freight Trains in Albany, Oregon, in Early May 2006

I took these pictures of Union Pacific freight trains from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon. First, on May 3, 2006, is this southbound train led by Union Pacific #4635, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in December 2000. This was one of five pre-production prototypes for EPA Tier I SD70M locomotives, featuring larger flared radiators to accommodate separate radiator cores for diesel engine jacket water and for aftercoolers. Locomotives 4635-4637 were retained by GMLG as test units throughout 2001 and part of 2002 before being delivered to Union Pacific in July 2002. This locomotive was delivered on July 27, 2002. This train’s second unit is CIT Group (CEFX) #7097, a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 that was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in November 1978 as Burlington Northern #7097. Following the merger of the Burlington Northern and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe on September 22, 1995, this locomotive became Burlington Northern Santa Fe #7097. It was acquired by CIT Group by 2003. The third locomotive is Union Pacific #4366, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico and was delivered on May 16, 2001.

On May 8, 2006, I photographed this southbound train powered by a pair of Union Pacific 4,000-horsepower SD70Ms. The road number of the lead unit is not visible, but the trailing unit is #4703, which was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and was delivered on October 2, 2001.

I photographed this southbound train on May 10, 2006. The number of the lead locomotive is not clear, but it is a 4,000-horsepower Union Pacific SD70M. The second locomotive is Union Pacific #4241, another 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled by Bombardier in Mexico for the General Motors Locomotive Group in October 2000 and was delivered on October 19, 2000. The third locomotive is Union Pacific #9219, a 4,000-horsepower Dash 8-40C that was built by General Electric in September 1988.

Union Pacific Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on April 27, 2006

On April 27, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon, powered by an unknown Union Pacific 4,400-horsepower GE AC4400CW that Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE, followed by at least three more locomotives, including a Union Pacific 4,000-horsepower EMD SD70M and a Union Pacific 4,000-horsepower GE Dash 8-40C.

Trains at Albany, Oregon in Mid-April 2006

I took these pictures from my car on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon. First, on April 11, 2006, I photographed this northbound Union Pacific freight train, with Union Pacific #4277 as the trailing locomotive. It is a 4,000-horsepower SD70M built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and delivered on December 20, 2000.

I took this photograph of a southbound Union Pacific freight train on April 14, 2006. The lead locomotive is Union Pacific #3926, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario in March 2003, and was delivered on April 26, 2003. The second locomotive is Union Pacific #4426, another 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico and was delivered on July 22, 2001. The trailing locomotive appears to be a Union Pacific 4,400-horsepower Dash 9-44CW that was built by General Electric, but I can’t make out the road number.

On April 18, 2006, I photographed Amtrak’s southbound Coast Starlight, powered by 4,250-horsepower P42DCs #118 & #113, which were built by General Electric in September & August 1997.

Finally, on April 20, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train, led by Union Pacific #4522, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M that was assembled for the General Motors Locomotive Group by Bombardier in Mexico and was delivered on December 12, 2001. The second locomotive is CSX #7858, a 4,000-horsepower Dash 8-40CW that was built by General Electric in January 1993.

Union Pacific Freight Trains at Albany, Oregon, in early April 2006

I took these pictures from my car on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon. First, on April 4, 2006, I photographed a northbound Union Pacific freight train led by a pair of 4,000-horsepower SD70M locomotives. I can’t make out the road number of the lead unit, but the second is Union Pacific #4593, which was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and delivered on April 9, 2001.

On April 5, 2006, I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train, powered by a pair of 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 locomotives. In the lead is Union Pacific #3424, which was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in March 1978. The second unit is Union Pacific #7896, which was built by the Electro-Motive Division in June 1974 as Union Pacific #3257 and was renumbered to Union Pacific #7896 on November 26, 2003.

I photographed these locomotives pulling a southbound Union Pacific freight train on April 6, 2006. The lead locomotive is a 4,400-horsepower General Electric AC4400CW, which Union Pacific designates as a C44ACCTE. The road number is difficult to make out, but I believe this is Union Pacific #5803, which was built in February 2002 and delivered on March 8, 2002. The second unit is Union Pacific #9175, a 4,000-horsepower Dash 8-40C that was built by General Electric in July 1988. The third unit is a Union Pacific AC4400CW. I did not get the cab in the frame to know the road number, but the fact that it is painted with the lightning stripe but without the large American flag and “Building America” slogan leads me to believe it is a C44ACCTE from the #5700-5769 group built in early 2001. This group were the first AC4400CWs to feature the Controlled Tractive Effort software that allows these AC traction locomotives to mimic the operating characteristics of DC traction locomotives when desired in certain circumstances.

Union Pacific #5443 at Albany, Oregon, on March 31, 2006

From my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, on March 31, 2006, I photographed a southbound Union Pacific freight train led by Union Pacific #5443, a 4,400-horsepower General Electric ES44AC that was delivered on April 27, 2005. Union Pacific gives its ES44AC locomotives the designation C45ACCTE.

Union Pacific Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on March 30, 2006

I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, on March 30, 2006. Leading the train, Union Pacific #3888 is a 4,000-horsepower SD70M built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and was delivered on March 7, 2003. The second unit is Union Pacific #3188, a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in July 1972. The third unit is a Union Pacific SD70M that appears to be #4067, which was built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, and was delivered November 6, 2000. The fourth unit is a Union Pacific SD40-2 that appears to be #3222, which was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in May 1973.

The trailing locomotive is Union Pacific #3319, a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in July 1976 as Union Pacific #8049. This locomotive was originally one of Union Pacific’s “Fast Forties” with high-speed gearing for a top speed of 80 miles per hour. In July 1980 it was converted to standard gearing and renumbered to Union Pacific #3319.

Here are a couple of interesting boxcars that were part of this freight train. On the left is a boxcar from the Northern Alberta Railways. The Northern Alberta Railways was chartered in March 1929, combining the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway, the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway, the Central Canada Railway and the Pembina Valley Railway into a joint subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway extending from Edmonton to McMurray and Hines Creek in Alberta and to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and later connecting at Grimshaw, Alberta, with the Great Slave Lake Railway to Hay River, Northwest Territories, which opened in 1964 and was operated by Canadian National. On January 1, 1981, Canadian National bought out Canadian Pacific’s share in the Northern Alberta Railways and it was merged into CN. Thus, this boxcar dates to before 1981 and has not been repainted since then. Next to it is this former Golden West Service boxcar. Golden West Service started around 1990 using former Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt (SSW) freight cars that were sold to Greenbrier, refurbished by Gunderson, and leased back to Southern Pacific wearing the reporting marks of short line railroads. These cars were restored to their original reporting marks and road numbers when they were released from the arrangement in the early 2000s. Cotton Belt (SSW) boxcar #66220 is a class B-70-67 boxcar with two 8-foot sliding doors on each side and a capacity of 5,283 cubic feet that was built by FMC between April and June of 1973. It was refurbished for Golden West Service with GVSR reporting marks of the Galveston Railroad and numbered in the 767200-767258 or 767275-767291 series. It had since been restored to its original reporting marks and road number but still wore its Golden West Service paint scheme.

Union Pacific Freight Trains on March 25, 2006

I took these pictures from my car on March 25, 2006. First, leading a northbound train along Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, is Union Pacific #4044, a 4,000-horsepower SD70M built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in August 2000 and delivered on August 16, 2000.

Later that day, I saw this southbound Union Pacific freight train from along Highway 99W near Tangent, Oregon. The second unit is one of Union Pacific's two 4,000-horsepower SD70Ms decorated for the 2002 Winter Olympics, though I didn't get a good enough picture to know which. Union Pacific #2001 and #2002 were built by the General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in August 2001 as Union Pacific #4690 and #4691, but they never entered service with those numbers. They were moved directly from the factory to the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad shops in Horicon, Wisconsin to receive their special paint schemes. They were renumbered on October 26, 2001, and their paint schemes were completed on November 7, 2001. They pulled the Olympic Torch Relay Train from December 10, 2001, to January 25, 2002, and remained in Salt Lake City until February 27, 2002 when the torch train was returned to Council Bluffs. They entered normal freight service on March 1, 2002.

Union Pacific #5523 at Albany, Oregon, on March 22, 2006

I took this picture of a southbound Union Pacific freight train from my car on Interstate 5 on Albany, Oregon, on March 22, 2006. The lead locomotive was Union Pacific #5523, a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC built by General Electric in June 2005 and delivered on July 7, 2005.

Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on March 20, 2006

From my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, on March 20, 2006, I photographed this Union Pacific freight train led by three 3,000-horsepower SD40-2s built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Leading the train, Union Pacific #3736 was built in February 1980. The second unit, Union Pacific #3412, was built in March 1978. The third unit, Union Pacific #3374, was built in April 1977.

Freight Train at Albany, Oregon, on March 10, 2006

I photographed this southbound Union Pacific freight train on March 10, 2006, from my car on Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon. Leading the train, Union Pacific #5385 is a 4,400-horsepower ES44AC built by General Electric in February 2005 and delivered on March 4, 2005. Behind it, Union Pacific #9570 is a 4,400-horsepower Dash 9-44CW built by General Electric in May 1994 as Southern Pacific #8106. After the Southern Pacific was merged into the Union Pacific on September 11, 1996, this locomotive became Union Pacific #9570 on February 2, 2000. HLCX #7230 is a 3,000-horsepower SD40-2 that was built by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd. in London, Ontario, in July 1980 as Burlington Northern #7230.

Train on February 28, 2006

 

I photographed this southbound freight train along Interstate 5 at Albany, Oregon, on February 28, 2006. Union Pacific #8304 is a 4,300-horsepower SD9043MAC assembled by Super Steel Schenectady, Inc. for the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in January 1999. Union Pacific #3733 and #3537 are 3,000-horsepower SD40-2s built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in February 1980 and February 1979, respectively.