Union Pacific, Chicago & North Western 1987-1988 & Colo. Joint Line (Part 3.1 of 4)

Union Pacific, Chicago & North Western 1987-1988 & Colo. Joint Line! These are freight trains from the Midwest to the Southwest 1987-1988. Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western freights charge across the prairie through Nebraska and Iowa along historic US Highway 30. Many trains still had cabooses during their final days of operation. On Colorado's Front Range, trains of the Santa Fe, Rio Grande, and Burlington Northern railroads championed the mountainous Palmer Divide on a daily basis. Denver & Rio Grande Western freights also conquered the famous Tennessee Pass line in Colorado. Finally, Santa Fe and Burlington Northern trains traverse the desert lands of Texas through places such as Dalhart, Amarillo and Canadian.
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Click to watch: "Burlington Northern 'Supporting our Troops' SD60M 1991 & Other BN Trains;" • Burlington Northern SD...
Click to watch: "Fast Union Pacific Action on the Overland Route;" • Fast Union Pacific Act...
Click to watch: "Chicago & North Western 1992-1993;" • Chicago & North Wester...
Click to watch: "More Illinois Central Action 1993!;" • Great Illinois Central...
Click to watch: "Rio Grande Lines in Espee Era 1993-1994;" • Rio Grande Lines in Es...
Click to watch: "High Capacity Load & Double Coal Train;" • High Capacity Load & D...
Click to watch: "American Orient Express & Wyo. Amtrak Detour 2005;" • American Orient Expres...
Click to watch: "Classic Union Pacific of the West 1993-1995;" • Classic Union Pacific ...
Click to watch: "Rio Grande Moffat Tunnel Route During the Southern Pacific Era 1994;" • Rio Grande Moffat Tunn...
Click to watch: "N&W J-Class 611 Streamlined Steam Locomotive in Action 1994;" • N&W J-Class 611 Stream...
Click to watch: "Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, 1992;" • Southern Pacific Dayli...
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[@peachstateexplorer8004]

UP is my favorite railroad😎😎😎

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Awesome.

[@normansilver905]

Walt, great work and thanks for letting good memories come back!

[@dennisnorris6439]

Priceless! Thank You for posting.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool video,I miss these times being a railfan.

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Same here!

[@trainman2226]

when ever I see literally any GP or a SD that predates the SD70ACe I wish I was born 30 years earlier

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Those were the days!

[@kyaing9047]

Sounds like the unit (3262 judging by the snoot nose, phase 1a perhaps?) at 3:35 has a 2nd gen. Prime 920. Cool

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Thank you for this insight.

[@kyaing9047]

@@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos You're welcome Walt. Excited to see more action-filled train videos from ya

[@dansisson1257]

Great video. Next time NO DAMN ADS!. Shot during a period where no blow zones would have gotten laughed at.

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Right now viewers do not have to pay a fee to watch these shows. Nevertheless, the costs in time and equipment to make these shows can get expensive. Would you be willing to subsidize these shows to get an ads free experience? If enough people say they will, I might consider a Go Fund Me campaign and remove the advertising.

[@anb7408]

Stuff like this is why I’ll never get excited over a widecab GE. The poor young railfans now will never know what it was like to photograph multi-colored consists that didn’t suck!

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Haha! Indeed!

[@AlikStansberry]

What’s the difference between an SD50 and SD60? I have trouble telling them apart.

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

Very little on the outside. On the inside, an SD60 is controlled by a computer microprocessor. An SD50 is not.

[@AlikStansberry]

@Walt Loevy Oh, ok. Even if there is very little on the outside on them, how do you tell them apart on the outside? Is it the vents or radiator fans?

[@WaltLoevyActionTrainVideos]

I know that UP SD50s were in the 5000 number range back in the day, and UP SD60s were in the 6000s. CNW numbered them in the 7000s and 8000s respectively. DRGW only owned SD50s. Conrail, CSX and NS I would have to look up on a roster.

[@AlikStansberry]

@Walt Loevy Hmm, that’s a good way to tell them apart actually. I knew D&RGW likely didn’t have any SD60s but I do know they had some SD50s of their own. Same with Conrail(although they also had SD60s), CSX, UP, and NS.(Except I don’t know if NS ever had SD50s) I do know that NS either rebuilt or sold their SD60s, and obviously they rebuilt most of them into SD60Es. So I’m glad NS does still have theirs, even if they are no longer original SD60s and now have those unique looking crescent cabs.

[@bobp2749]

Internally, sD50 had a 645 motor, SD60 had the 710. Externally, SD50 had 6 doors under radiator grills, SD60 had 8.