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Viewing Album:  UP's Crane Creek Branch
 
By:Rodney J. Sorensen
Dates:3/25/2006 - 12/31/2006
Album Info:Motive power found in and on the Crane Creek Branch of the Union Pacific. This little branch is served out of Grand Junction, Colorado on a weekly schedule at this time, but is subject to change. This is one of the most beautiful branch lines in the whole of the intermountain west, deep canyons and river settings. The line extends from Brendel, Utah on the north to Potash, Utah on the south, about 50 miles in all and follows the Colorado River along part of the inner canyon section near Moab, Utah. As far as I can tell Potash is the only customer at present, hence the weekly run. But in days past, during the uranium boom of the late '50's and early '60's a LOT of equipment and such were in demand. Nowadays . . . the Government is going to use a clean up Super Fund to remove all of the tailings that glow in the dark, just outside of Moab, proper. It is not on the travel maps, lol, but it is that huge pile of glowing rocks with the nice sprinkler system on top, just as you enter town (Moab) from the north. They are going to haul the whole mess out into the dessert, (wonder where it is now?) and cover it up with top soil. Including the engines and cars used to move same. This stuff is, how do they say . . . HOT! Well like I said it glows in the dark at night. The Union Pacific is fixing up the track and such for the massive move as we speak. Anyone need a glow in the dark rock night light, cheep? ""Background Noise: Click, Click, Click, Click"" The sound of a dozen Geiger Counters going off the scale . . .
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HLCX 6336
Title:  HLCX 6336
Description:  The Colorado River bank supports the trees seen in the lower right. To get the best shot, one needs to be in the middle of the river . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/30/2006 11:33:37 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  1480   Comments: 1
HLCX 6336
Title:  HLCX 6336
Description:  Rocks, clifts and snakes . . . is all one will find here, and trains.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:17:01 AM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
HLCX 6336
Title:  HLCX 6336
Description:  This is near Potash, Moab is the neareast point on Tim's map listing for now.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/30/2006 11:17:24 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  1015   Comments: 0
HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Title:  HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Description:  At the bottom of the Crane Creek Canyon, near Potash where they will drop off the empties and pick up the fulls.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/30/2006 11:46:47 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R) UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Title:  HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:08:54 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R) UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
HLCX 6336
Title:  HLCX 6336
Description:  HLCX 6336 does the run around to pick up the loaded cars.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:29:17 PM
Location:  Potash, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  Putting some smoke to her, getting momentum up for the steep grade ahead . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 3:29:51 PM
Location:  Potash, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Title:  UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Description:  UP 2190 now leads on the way home to Grand Junction, Colorado with full cars of potash. The Colorado Rivercan be seen in the foreground.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 1:12:31 AM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60) HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  2115   Comments: 8
UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Title:  UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Description:  The Crane Creek Branch Local starts its STEEP climp to the top of the Mesa's behind it.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 1:27:58 AM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60) HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:39:22 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  A full head of "steam" and the sanders running up she goes . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:50:48 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 12:59:42 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  Almost there, I think I can, I think I can . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 1:12:07 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  So close I think I can see the summit . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 1:24:25 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  Just a few more feet . . .
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 1:43:59 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  Climbing the steep fill bridge from the canyon floor to the first rock cut
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 4:32:01 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Title:  HLCX 6336 & UP 2190
Description:  Whew! made it over the summit of the grade and into the first cut, then a few fills, cuts, etc. then a long tunnel.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 2:26:45 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6336(SD40R) UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Small Crane Creek Cut
Title:  Small Crane Creek Cut
Description:  One of the many cuts, if you fell off of one of the fills . . . they would never find you.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/30/2006 11:54:49 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Karole R. Sorensen
Categories:  Scenic,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  680   Comments: 0
UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Title:  UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Description:  Near Seven Mile, the entrance to Canyonlands National Park, back out on the flat
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 3:11:05 PM
Location:  Moab, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60) HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Title:  UP 2190 & HLCX 6336
Description:  Ten miles south of Cresent Junction
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 3:39:58 PM
Location:  Brendel, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60) HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
UP 2190
Title:  UP 2190
Description:  Back to the main line, Interstate 70 is in the background.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/31/2006 3:52:12 PM
Location:  Crescent Junction, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
UP 2190 & HLCX 6336 return to Grand Junction, CO. after a pickup
Title:  UP 2190 & HLCX 6336 return to Grand Junction, CO. after a pickup
Description:  Union Pacific Railroad Company
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/30/2006 7:34:59 PM
Location:  Crescent Junction, UT
Author:  Rodney J. Sorensen
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2190(SD60) HLCX 6336(SD40R)
Views:  623   Comments: 0

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