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Description
Apologies to George Thorogood.

Shortly after this coal drag came through the yard at Atchison, a local unit grain train rolled through. Thus, the yard job switching locomotives had to make way again.

Here, UP AC6000CW #7307 leads two C44AC-Ws and a long cut of covered hoppers west onto Main #1 through CP Z331.

Meanwhile, UP SD70MAC #5149 has just switched UP C40-8W #9548 onto another siding, and holds track on yet another siding while 7307 rolls through.

I had mentioned in my previous posting that the UP transcon is double-tracked from Kansas City to Marysville in both directions, which is true for the eastbound section. The westbound is single-tracked from the yard, and runs up next to the Missouri River through Leavenworth, and then turns west here at Atchison, towards the yard at Marysville.

Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
ISO 100 @ 1/400, f/9

Description
Apologies to George Thorogood.

Shortly after this coal drag came through the yard at Atchison, a local unit grain train rolled through. Thus, the yard job switching locomotives had to make way again.

Here, UP AC6000CW #7307 leads two C44AC-Ws and a long cut of covered hoppers west onto Main #1 through CP Z331.

Meanwhile, UP SD70MAC #5149 has just switched UP C40-8W #9548 onto another siding, and holds track on yet another siding while 7307 rolls through.

I had mentioned in my previous posting that the UP transcon is double-tracked from Kansas City to Marysville in both directions, which is true for the eastbound section. The westbound is single-tracked from the yard, and runs up next to the Missouri River through Leavenworth, and then turns west here at Atchison, towards the yard at Marysville.

Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
ISO 100 @ 1/400, f/9