UP Intermodal at Monolith

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In August 2026 my great friend Ken Compton and took a trip to the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave, California.
On Saturday, August 8, 2026, a southbound Union Pacific (UP) 3+1+0 intermodal train at Monolith had UP 5610, 7816, 7763 + 8709. This was the last train we shot on this trip.
UP 5610 is a GE AC44CW, UP designation AC44CWCTE. Reportedly it was built in 2004, serial number 55203.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2026.8.12.1.57-ph

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BNSF No-Grainer at Cameron

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At 9:35 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026, BNSF 6058, 6257, 4339, 5626 led a 4+0 empty grain train southbound at Cameron, CA.
BNSF 6058 is a GE ES44AC. Reportedly: it was built by GE in 2006, serial number 57033.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2026.8.12.1.8-ph 

Ex-SP On Tehachapi

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On a hot Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., a former SP unit led a southbound 3+0 Union Pacific (UP) train that was about to enter Tunnel 2, south of Caliente, CA. The power was UP 6409, 9077, 8411.
UP 6409 is a GE/Wabtec C44ACM. Reportedly: it was built in 1995 as an AC44CW, SP 363, SP Class GF644L-2, serial number 48779.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Images: 2026.8.9.1.53, 54, 57-ph.dng

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CPKC On Tehachapi

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On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 1:15 p.m., at Caliente, CA, a northbound 3+2+0 BNSF grain train had CPKC's CP 8931, KCS 4604, BNSF 7624, and swing DPUs CPKC CP 7037, BNSF 6389 for power.

CPKC CP 8939 is a GE ES44AC. Reportedly it was built in 2011, Serial Number 60693.

CPKC CP 7037 is a Progress Rail SD70ACu. Reportedly: it was rebuilt from an EMD SD9043MAC, originally built as CP 9150 in 1999, serial number 976842-51. 

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Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens,
Images: 2026.8.9.2.10, 14, 18-ph

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DL 3642 at East Stroudsburg

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Delaware–Lackawanna Railroad (DL) 3642 was leading the set 3642, 3000, 3007 at East Stroudsburg, PA, on Monday, July 8, 2019.
DL 3642 is the last ALCo C636. Reportedly: it was built in 1968, builders number 3499-13, as PC 6342. It became CR 6792. Later it was sold to Delta Bulk Terminal (DBT) in Stockton, CA, becoming DBT 1001 before going to DL.

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DL RS32 2035 at Brockport, NY

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On Friday, October 7, 2011, Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL) ALCo RS32 2035 spent hours working the Allied Frozen Storage & Warehouse, at the end of the line in Brockport, NY on the Falls Road Railroad (FRR). The train, now headed west, emerged and passed the old NYC Brockport freight house at 4:30 p.m. 
DL 2035 is an ALCo RS32. Reportedly: it was built in 1962, as NYC 8035, serial number 84035. Reporting marks and numbers said to be associated with it include: DL 2035, GVT 2035, PC 2035, MDDE 40, CR 2035, TISH 212, ET&WNC RR 212, ETRY 212, DV 212.
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2011.10.9.1.133-ph 

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DMVW Morning Train

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At 8:35 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, Dakota Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) 5454, 6941, 5500 were near Baldwin, ND with a northbound train.
DMVW 5454 is an SD50F. Reportedly: it was built by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd. as CN 5454 in 1987, serial number A4631.
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Nikon D750 24~120mm f4 lens:
2019.7.29.6.6-ph 

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