Railfanning Union Pacific Sunset Route in Arizona Part 1 March 2024

In Mid March, my dad and I took another trip back to Arizona. We did the Union Pacific Sunset Route from Maricopa AZ to just east of Tuscon. The UP Sunset Route is a former Southern Pacific property that runs from New Orelans LA to Los Angeles CA. This portion sees roughly 30-40 trains mostly consisting hot intermodal trains and mixed freight traffic. Though Grain trains, auto rack, and military trains can be seen as well. This is Union Pacifics main route through Arizona and we will see a good chunk of trains. Enjoy!
Location Casa Grande AZ
Train 1: Westbound Union Pacific hot intermodal train Z-G4CL heading towards Colton with many engines doing 70 mph!
Train 2: Westbound Union Pacific hot intermodal train Z-ALILLA heading for Los Angeles doing a good 70 mph!
Train 3: Union Pacific Casa Grande local train wrapping up its shift with a great lashup including a Southern Pacific unit trailing
Train 4: Westbound Union Pacific Grain Train blasting for Los Angeles at 60 mph
Train 5: Eastbound Union Pacific Grain Train doing 60 mph!
Train 6: Westbound Union Pacific mixed freight train M-FWWC heading for West Colton CA
Location Maricopa AZ
Train 7: Westbound Union Pacific hot intermodal train Z-MQLA heading for Los Angeles CA
Train 8: Eastbound Union Pacific mixed freight train M-WCFW heading for Fort Worth TX
Train 9: Eastbound Union Pacific Grain Train
Train 10: Eastbound Union Pacific stack train I-LBHO with 15K feet of train and a thundercab ace leading heading for Houston TX
Train 11: Westbound Union Pacific hot intermodal train Z-MNLA heading for LA
Location Casa Grande AZ
Train 12: Westbound Union Pacific hot intermodal/auto rack train I-2GC heading for LA

[@workinghardusa]

Great video! Well done

[@Lady_Trouble]

Thank you for another beautiful video

[@Michiganrailfan]

My pleasure 😊