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Viewing Album:  UP Plummer Turn
 
By:Maddie Farnsworth
Dates:7/27/2012 - 7/27/2012
Album Info:The last class one owned and operated branchline in the Palouse region of Washington State.
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UP 1248
Title:  UP 1248
Description:  At the UP yard.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:32:45 PM
Location:  Spokane, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1248(GP39-2)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
Northbound Plummer Turn
Title:  Northbound Plummer Turn
Description:  Running on the ex Milwaukee Road Spokane passenger main.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:34:04 PM
Location:  Manito, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
Ex Milwaukee Road Trestle
Title:  Ex Milwaukee Road Trestle
Description:  Small for the MILW, but still impressive.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:35:02 PM
Location:  Manito, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
Manito
Title:  Manito
Description:  The train is northbound on the ex Milwaukee Road Passenger main. The line to the right is the UP Fairfield branch. At this point, the ex MILW track ends and its all UP track from here north.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:36:42 PM
Location:  Manito, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2)
Views:  416   Comments: 4
Uphill grind
Title:  Uphill grind
Description:  The train moves at a slow but tough 5MPH climb uphill. Lots of Lumber loads of the STMA today.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:37:54 PM
Location:  Manito, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1207(GP39-2) UP 1244(GP39-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Windy Day
Title:  Windy Day
Description:  The photo doesnt show it, but the wind was blowing that day! The train leans into a super elevated curve, left over from the MILW ran passenger trains at 60MPH.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:39:33 PM
Location:  Manito, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
Freeman WA
Title:  Freeman WA
Description:  Once had a second track here to serve a grain elevator.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:40:32 PM
Location:  Freeman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
Last class one branch line on The Palouse
Title:  Last class one branch line on The Palouse
Description:  Good to still see some Armor Yellow, once was a very common sight in the area.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:42:13 PM
Location:  Freeman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  404   Comments: 2
Roster of UP 1244
Title:  Roster of UP 1244
Description:  GP39-2
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:43:57 PM
Location:  Freeman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Roster of UP 1207
Title:  Roster of UP 1207
Description:  GP39-2
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:44:59 PM
Location:  Freeman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Car. Railfan mobiel. Camrea platform.
Title:  Car. Railfan mobiel. Camrea platform.
Description:  Same thing.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:45:46 PM
Location:  Freeman, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Mica WA
Title:  Mica WA
Description:  There is what looks like a brick plant here.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:47:18 PM
Location:  Mica, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
Into the trees
Title:  Into the trees
Description:  Off the prairie and into the mountains.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:48:53 PM
Location:  Mica, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 3
Heavy dynamics
Title:  Heavy dynamics
Description:  The engineer leans on the dynamics as the grade gets steeper.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:50:35 PM
Location:  Mica, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Interesting signal arrangement
Title:  Interesting signal arrangement
Description:  Because of the curve of the road, the crossing signals here are both on the same side of the road.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:52:37 PM
Location:  spokane valley, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  369   Comments: 1
Poweraid break!
Title:  Poweraid break!
Description:  There is a gas station just out of frame to the left. The train stopped here, and one crew member got out and came back with 8 bottles of cold Poweraid. It was HOT that day!
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:54:32 PM
Location:  spokane valley, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  327   Comments: 2
Last few yards
Title:  Last few yards
Description:  The train is about to duck under the I-90 overpass and enter the UP yard.
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:55:35 PM
Location:  spokane valley, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1244(GP39-2) UP 1207(GP39-2)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
Snaking through
Title:  Snaking through
Description:  Under I-90
Photo Date:  7/27/2012  Upload Date: 8/2/2012 4:56:28 PM
Location:  spokane valley, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 0

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