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Westbound UP Manifest Train
Title:  Westbound UP Manifest Train
Description:  Headed west on the UP Kansas Sub. is UP Train MKSNP 20 with a cool consist, including a pair of GP38s that will be set out at Topeka for locals.
Photo Date:  2/20/2011  Upload Date: 2/24/2011 3:08:44 AM
Location:  Linwood, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 8132(SD9043MAC) UP 5790(AC44CWCTE) UP 4383(SD70M) UP 732(GP38-2) GMTX 2169(GP38-2)
Views:  855   Comments: 0
Southbound Local
Title:  Southbound Local
Description:  The local wayfreight UP Train LSI55 04 comes into town over the Black River Bridge towards the yard with an ex-MP in charge on the ex-MP Line.
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 11:20:49 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 741(GP38-2) LLPX 2220(GP38AC)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
Northbound Local
Title:  Northbound Local
Description:  The Local heads past Ash Hill headed for Dexter as a light engine movement before it picks up any cars. Note the Mo-Pac Jenks Blue Paint showing on the paper air filter box at the top of UP 758.
Photo Date:  5/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/4/2007 10:03:39 PM
Location:  Ash Hill, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2) UP 758(GP38-2)
Views:  842   Comments: 2
Tied Down UP Locomotives
Title:  Tied Down UP Locomotives
Description:  The local power is lined up at the yard office this afternoon on Mother's Day taking a rest before tomorrow's day of work. Just to the left of the far unit (UP 1506), the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum can be seen. Compare this shot with an image from 1984: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uptrain/3886784031/
Photo Date:  5/13/2007  Upload Date: 9/4/2009 12:18:28 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 758(GP38-2) UP 777(GP38-2) UP 1929(GP60) UP 1671(GP50) UP 1506(GP40M-2)
Views:  1149   Comments: 0
Eastbound UP Transfer
Title:  Eastbound UP Transfer
Description:  The crew waves from a couple Geeps as they make a racket while headed past Union Station with a transfer freight.
Photo Date:  7/25/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2007 7:15:45 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 897(GP38-2) UP 768(GP38-2)
Views:  685   Comments: 1
Local Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotives
Description:  Sitting on the wye was this ex-MP, nee-CRIP Geep. This unit started life as CRIP 4339 in November of 1976, and became MP 2277, then UP 2277, and now it's UP 777 and sitting with WC 3027 on second home rails. It went to NLR and got repainted and showed up 5 weeks later as seen here: http://uptrain.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=688947 .
Photo Date:  2/18/2007  Upload Date: 2/18/2007 7:48:04 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2) WC 3027(GP40-2)
Views:  965   Comments: 2
UP 777 - EMD GP38-2
Title:  UP 777 - EMD GP38-2
Description:  I might as well shoot "Lucky 7's" while it still looks great. It won't be long it'll be until it gets another coat of paint, since it's going back to GMTX this fall. The last go-around took about 20 years.
Photo Date:  4/22/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2012 11:03:02 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2)
Views:  526   Comments: 0
Northbound Local
Title:  Northbound Local
Description:  The Local UP Train LSI55 14 serves the Tyson Foods Feed Mill on the Sikeston Sub. under the Dexter Water Tower.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 11:06:17 PM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2) UP 1087(GP38-2)
Views:  853   Comments: 1
Local Assigned Locomotivds
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotivds
Description:  These two engines powered the LSI55 16 today.
Photo Date:  6/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/18/2007 11:54:01 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2065(GP60) UP 777(GP38-2)
Views:  784   Comments: 4
Local Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotives
Description:  As good as 777 might look, UP%Train LSI55 16 is going to be on the list of last assignments in UP Colors since it will soon go back to GMTX.
Photo Date:  6/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/18/2007 11:54:58 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2) UP 2065(GP60)
Views:  785   Comments: 2
Firework Lit Local
Title:  Firework Lit Local
Description:  The Poplar Bluff Fireworks Display lights up the south end of town this evening as the LSV52 Power sits at the yard office.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 1:07:44 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2)
Views:  744   Comments: 4
Local Assigned Locomotives With the Fireworks Display
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotives With the Fireworks Display
Description:  The Locomotives Last Assigned to UP Train LSV52 03 sit at the yard office. There were no locals on the holiday. PB puts on a decent little show for a small town. Tonight's show lasted 30 minutes.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 12:57:57 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2065(GP60) UP 777(GP38-2)
Views:  882   Comments: 18
Local Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotives
Description:  I figured I'd shoot 777 once again, since it's soon to go back to GMTX.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 4:28:23 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 777(GP38-2) UP 2065(GP60)
Views:  562   Comments: 1
Northbound Local
Title:  Northbound Local
Description:  The local reads out of town headed for Dexter as UP Train LSI55 19 with the MP Depot in the background.
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/19/2007 2:54:34 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1802(B40-8) UP 777(GP38-2)
Views:  698   Comments: 1
Jenks Blue
Title:  Jenks Blue
Description:  The old Mo-Pac Jenks Blue was showing through very good on the trucks of this tired ex-MP Geep. As a little side note, this unit was actually built as a Rock Island Unit, but was sold to the MP after the RI filed for bankruptcy, shut down, liquidated, and bit the dust.
Photo Date:  6/1/2006  Upload Date: 6/2/2006 1:23:12 AM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 778(GP38-2)
Views:  559   Comments: 1
Former MP
Title:  Former MP
Description:  Former Mo-Pac unit sitting in a town which owes its very existence to the former owner of the engine.
Photo Date:  7/29/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 1:52:02 PM
Location:  De Soto, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 780(GP38-2)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
Inbound Local
Title:  Inbound Local
Description:  The local, led by the unpatched SP came back as a light engine movement.
Photo Date:  1/21/2006  Upload Date: 2/26/2006 12:21:28 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9794(GP60) UP 1494(GP40M-2) UP 780(GP38-2)
Views:  1290   Comments: 1
Unpatched SP
Title:  Unpatched SP
Description:  This unit is still hanging around Poplar Bluff on the local, paired with an ex-MP Unit.
Photo Date:  2/25/2006  Upload Date: 12/8/2008 5:04:11 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9794(GP60) UP 780(GP38-2)
Views:  835   Comments: 0
Southbound Local
Title:  Southbound Local
Description:  The 52 Local comes in from Bismarck, MO past the former Mo-Pac Depot.
Photo Date:  3/18/2006  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 11:17:51 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2398(GP38-2) SP 9794(GP60) UP 780(GP38-2)
Views:  950   Comments: 0
Local Power
Title:  Local Power
Description:  The former Cotton Belt engine sits at the end of the power line for the local. This is the "Cotton Bell" ex-SSW unit. This was taken from the Ditch Road Bridge. They've pulled the units right to the end of the track.
Photo Date:  3/19/2006  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 11:41:36 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1494(GP40M-2) UP 9988(GP40-2R) UP 780(GP38-2) SP 9794(GP60) UP 2398(GP38-2)
Views:  2038   Comments: 0
Southbound UP Yard Job Train
Title:  Southbound UP Yard Job Train
Description:  A UP Yard Job tries to get through Minnesota Ave. on the KC Metro Sub. on its way to UP Neff Yard, but will have to wait for a northbound coal train.
Photo Date:  8/19/2010  Upload Date: 10/21/2010 9:33:10 PM
Location:  Kansas City, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 780(GP38-2) UP 3636(SD40-2) UP 6453(AC44CW)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
Yard
Title:  Yard
Description:  Here's a shot of the other things in the yard.
Photo Date:  9/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/25/2005 1:49:47 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 219(B30-7A) UP 784(GP38-2)
Views:  775   Comments: 0
UP Locomotives
Title:  UP Locomotives
Description:  Some great units are assigned to the Muncie Locals, ex-DRGW, MP, and SP power crowds the tracks at the UP Yard Office.
Photo Date:  12/2/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2012 10:41:19 PM
Location:  Muncie, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 1901(GP60) UP 790(GP38-2) UP 2045(GP60)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
3 Train Meet
Title:  3 Train Meet
Description:  From left to right we have the DPU on grain load UP Train GSTFHO 07, the UP E-Units on the Super Bowl Special, UP Train SARCB 07, and the Paola Turn, UP Train LMR41 08. The dispatcher has just bent the iron and the local has gotten the signal and will head out for UP Leeds Yard in KCMO.
Photo Date:  2/8/2011  Upload Date: 2/9/2011 1:10:06 AM
Location:  Wagstaff, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6863(AC44CW) UP 951(E9A) UP 790(GP38-2)
Views:  946   Comments: 3
Northbound UP Local Train
Title:  Northbound UP Local Train
Description:  The Paola Turn, UP Train LMR41 08 heads back north to UP Leeds Yard in KCMO to clear up for the passenger special hot on its heels. Here it is seen at Somerset Road, at the north end of Wagstaff Siding on the UP Coffeyville Sub.
Photo Date:  2/8/2011  Upload Date: 2/9/2011 1:10:09 AM
Location:  Wagstaff, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 790(GP38-2)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
Talk About Exhaust Stacks
Title:  Talk About Exhaust Stacks
Description:  Nope, it's just the old Union Electric Power Plant across the Mississippi River in Illinois.
Photo Date:  2/18/2006  Upload Date: 3/1/2006 11:03:55 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 802(GP38-2)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
UPRR Is Green!
Title:  UPRR Is Green!
Description:  Union Pacific Railroad-An Environmentally Friendly Corperation...RIGHT! All the smoke was coming from the ex-MP GP38-2, but it might as well have been coming from that GEVO.
Photo Date:  10/26/2005  Upload Date: 11/12/2005 9:33:55 PM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5515(AC45CCTE) BNSF 4138(C44-9W) UP 805(GP38-2)
Views:  832   Comments: 1
UP Lesperance Street Yard Switcher
Title:  UP Lesperance Street Yard Switcher
Description:  These two RCO Locomotives were running back and forth kicking cars under and beside the bridge approaches.
Photo Date:  4/14/2006  Upload Date: 4/16/2006 10:45:59 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 805(GP38-2) UP 848(GP38-2)
Views:  791   Comments: 0
Yard Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Yard Assigned Locomotives
Description:  The gaggle of ex-MP Units rest in the ex-MP Yard by an Old MP Pole. If that's not enough Mo-Pac for ya# UP 1982 was on its way.
Photo Date:  12/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2008 10:58:37 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 805(GP38-2) UPY 1363(MP15DC) GMTX 2142(GP38-2) UPY 696(GP15-1)
Views:  745   Comments: 3
UP Locomotives and Missouri River Flooding
Title:  UP Locomotives and Missouri River Flooding
Description:  Sitting in the UP St. Joeseph Yard is some local power, last assigned to UP Train YSJ54R 28, and are now stranded in St. Joe from every direction on either the UP or BNSF due to the encroaching Missouri River Flooding seen in the shot.
Photo Date:  6/28/2011  Upload Date: 7/8/2011 3:01:23 AM
Location:  Saint Joseph, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 810(GP38-2) UPY 622(GP15-1)
Views:  518   Comments: 4
Northbound UP Empty Coal Train
Title:  Northbound UP Empty Coal Train
Description:  GEs scoot past on the main with UP Train CAENA 15 as UP Train YAT54 17 sits in the yard shortly after the crew tied up for the day.
Photo Date:  3/17/2012  Upload Date: 3/19/2012 10:24:36 PM
Location:  Atchison, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 622(GP15-1) UP 813(GP38-2)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
Northbound UP Manifest Train
Title:  Northbound UP Manifest Train
Description:  One of the few manifests on this line, UP Train MKCAT 14 pulls up to the ADM Grain Elevator at Wolcott to spot/pull loads/empties.
Photo Date:  5/14/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 12:30:39 AM
Location:  Wolcott, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8607(SD70ACe) UP 3949(SD70M) UP 818(GP38-2) UP 820(GP38-2)
Views:  752   Comments: 0
UP Locomotives
Title:  UP Locomotives
Description:  These are Atchison-based engines and usually wind up on the road freight and locals out of there. They came into town on UP Train MATKC 25 and were utilized as yard switchers for a day or 2 before going back home.
Photo Date:  7/28/2011  Upload Date: 8/9/2011 3:57:18 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 818(GP38-2) UP 820(GP38-2)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
UP Locomotives
Title:  UP Locomotives
Description:  The CNW and DRGW Heritage Locomotives sit at Atchison after bringing UP Train MKCAT 20 up this afternoon and will take the MATKC 21 back tomorrow.

Neither of these engines are far from where their representative roads ran. CNW once had trackage rights through here, and DRGW had trackage rights into Kansas City, just 50 miles down the track.

Photo Date:  9/20/2012  Upload Date: 9/21/2012 1:24:13 PM
Location:  Atchison, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1995(SD70ACe) UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 820(GP38-2) UP 818(GP38-2)
Views:  599   Comments: 2
UP Locomotives
Title:  UP Locomotives
Description:  The CNW and DRGW Heritage Locomotives sit at Atchison after bringing UP Train MKCAT 20 up this afternoon and will take the MATKC 21 back tomorrow.
Photo Date:  9/21/2012  Upload Date: 9/21/2012 1:24:35 PM
Location:  Atchison, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1995(SD70ACe) UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 820(GP38-2) UP 818(GP38-2)
Views:  528   Comments: 1
Sitting
Title:  Sitting
Description:  The conductor got off as I was taking this photo. We talked for about 10 minutes, he knew my mother and a co-worker of her's (teachers), what are the odds!?
Photo Date:  10/14/2005  Upload Date: 10/15/2005 5:44:22 AM
Location:  Dexter, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1505(GP40M-2) UP 881(GP38-2)
Views:  1035   Comments: 0
Northbound Local Ready to Depart
Title:  Northbound Local Ready to Depart
Description:  Here we see the local with some old school power about to blast out of the yard including GP40 9979 ex-CNW 5500 which was recently repainted in 2006.
Photo Date:  3/8/2003  Upload Date: 12/10/2006 11:05:54 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 894(GP38-2) UP 1399(MP15AC) UP 9979(GP40)
Views:  1365   Comments: 0
6:51 P.M.-SP 7613 GP40-2
Title:  6:51 P.M.-SP 7613 GP40-2
Description:  Unpatched SP resting in the yard at Springfield.
Photo Date:  6/30/2005  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 10:36:21 PM
Location:  Springfield, IL
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7619(GP40-2) UP 897(GP38-2)
Views:  713   Comments: 0
Ex-MP
Title:  Ex-MP
Description:  Here's an old unrenumbered MOP unit.
Photo Date:  7/9/2005  Upload Date: 7/18/2005 2:25:24 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2143(GP38-2) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
Paused
Title:  Paused
Description:  Taking a short break while a cut is made, the SP comes to a stop.
Photo Date:  7/14/2005  Upload Date: 7/18/2005 3:02:09 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2143(GP38-2) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
Southbound UP Local
Title:  Southbound UP Local
Description:  We did a really similar thing yesterday when we paced this train to town. Show is UP Train LSI55 16 with a ex-MP GP38-2 that has yet to be renumbered from the old Mo-Pac number class. Two days in a row, not bad.
Photo Date:  7/16/2005  Upload Date: 12/19/2008 4:55:10 PM
Location:  Junland, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2143(GP38-2) UP 2531(GP38-2)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
Local Assigned Locomotives
Title:  Local Assigned Locomotives
Description:  The units on the left were last assigned to UP Train LSI55 02, while the units on the right were last on UP Train LSV03 02.
Photo Date:  11/3/2007  Upload Date: 11/5/2007 10:55:59 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMTX 2158(GP38-2) UP 1472(GP40M-2) UP 2391(GP38-2) UP 1506(GP40M-2) UP 1904(GP60)
Views:  1306   Comments: 6
Southbound UP Local
Title:  Southbound UP Local
Description:  With one of the 5 Remaining GP40's on the UP System on the point we see UP Train LSV52 26 rolling back into Poplar Bluff after a day of industry switching. There are only 3 ex-MKT GP40's left on the roster.
Photo Date:  11/26/2008  Upload Date: 11/26/2008 6:43:48 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3000(GP40) UP 1417(GP40-2) UP 2391(GP38-2)
Views:  834   Comments: 6
Ain't Been Here Long
Title:  Ain't Been Here Long
Description:  I heard this one at Junland last night on the scanner.
Photo Date:  3/21/2005  Upload Date: 3/21/2005 9:27:13 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2398(GP38-2) UP 965(GP50)
Views:  1135   Comments: 0
UP Local Train
Title:  UP Local Train
Description:  The power off UP Train LSI55 24 is being put to bed. The leader today is an Ex-CEIX unit, which was built to PC Specifications, complete with the weed cutter pilot.
Photo Date:  3/24/2005  Upload Date: 8/30/2012 3:25:32 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2398(GP38-2)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
SP Visitor
Title:  SP Visitor
Description:  Check out that battery box door job!
Photo Date:  5/1/2005  Upload Date: 5/13/2005 9:41:45 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7751(B30-7) CEFX 849(GP38-2) UP 2398(GP38-2)
Views:  1516   Comments: 0
Northbound Intermodal
Title:  Northbound Intermodal
Description:  I walked down south of the viaduct for these shots. Check out that second unit and the yard power in the back ground! Today they cut the ex-SP out of the switcher consist and sent it south. Here is the WC unit in older days: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/slsf/slsf942abp.jpg and... http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/slsf/slsf942bbp.jpg .
Photo Date:  5/17/2005  Upload Date: 5/20/2005 9:05:20 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7751(B30-7) UP 4586(SD70M) WC 7499(SD45) UP 2398(GP38-2) CEFX 849(GP38-2)
Views:  1222   Comments: 0


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