I came across this sight in The Union Pacific's Colton yard today. My wife counted 116 locomotives sitting on this siding near the west end of the yard.
Belmondo Cream of the Crop  42,735 posts Likes: 15 Joined Jul 2003 Location: 92210 More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:29 | #1 I came across this sight in The Union Pacific's Colton yard today. My wife counted 116 locomotives sitting on this siding near the west end of the yard. I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!
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MotifImages Member  175 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:31 | #2 Wow! Amazing to see so many locomotives linked up like that! Daniel | Used to be Canon Equipped | Now Shooting Sony A7R
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neumanns Goldmember  1,465 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2007 Location: North Centeral Minnesota More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:34 | #3 Boy...If that won't pull it over the pass I don't know what will! 7D, Sigma 8-16, 17-55, 70-200 2.8 IS, 580ExII, ........Searching for Talent & Skill; Will settle for Blind Luck!
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wakko not a real Aussie  8,196 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:34 | #4 holy loco!!! Feng
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:36 | #5 Great find Chief... Jay
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Mar 03, 2009 18:39 | #6 I was looking straight ahead. We drove past them on the freeway you see in the photo, and that required all my concentration. I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!
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ibdb TD's worst nightmare!  6,484 posts Likes: 7 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Puyallup -- Don't worry. Nobody else can pronounce it either. More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:45 | #7 Wow! I can't even imagine why they would have so many in the same place at one time. -David
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Mar 03, 2009 18:47 | #8 ibdb wrote in post #7448706  Wow! I can't even imagine why they would have so many in the same place at one time. It does make me wonder how many locomotives they have system-wide when they can leave this many just sitting idle. I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:47 | #9 Belmondo wrote in post #7448671 I was looking straight ahead. We drove past them on the freeway you see in the photo, and that required all my concentration. Roger that... Jay
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me  34,090 posts Likes: 44 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:48 | #10 That's insanity. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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Woolburr Rest in peace old friend.  66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Mar 03, 2009 18:57 | #11 Wow....just wow. People that know me call me Dan
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me 34,090 posts Likes: 44 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Mar 03, 2009 19:00 | #12 Belmondo wrote in post #7448715 It does make me wonder how many locomotives they have system-wide when they can leave this many just sitting idle. FlyingPhotog wrote in post #7448718 Roger that... I wonder what percentage of the total UP fleet that represents? ETA: Jinx... They have 8,700 locomotives, so that's 1.33%. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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scpictaker Goldmember  1,389 posts Likes: 11 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Edgerton Wis More info | Mar 03, 2009 19:20 | #13 Interesting, there is the same thing in Janesville, Wisconsin. They have been sitting for a while now. Probably just as many too. Some new units and some old units. The yard they are in is close to a now closed GM plant and the U.P. has a clasification yard there usually full of auto haulers. I'll try to get a pic. My Flickr
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mtnphtgrphr POTN Photographer of the Year 2008  15,250 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2008 Location: Land O'Sky More info | Woolburr wrote in post #7448775 Wow....just wow. Yeah that pretty well sums up my reaction!!!!! Holy moly Chief!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Jenn, gone back to novice photographer...
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scpictaker Goldmember 1,389 posts Likes: 11 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Edgerton Wis More info | Mar 03, 2009 19:58 | #15 It may be called a "dead line" units ready for decommission. My Flickr
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definitely amazing to see them all linked like that 
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