A head on look at a big Union Pacific SD70ACe as it charges west near Lowry with a long train of wind turbine blades.
CP has spent millions on its track west of Glenwood in an effort to handle Bakken oil more fluidly. Upgrades include CTC between Glenwood and Portal. CP is also elevating curves (as seen here) in ... (more)
After being handed off to the CP in St. Paul, MN, windmill blades make their way west through western Minnesota.
An SD70ACe and AC4400CW lead a Union Pacific loaded coal train bound for Memphis, TN just west of Leyden near Arvada, CO as it continues to get colder and the rain continues to fall.