Five SD70Ms  Contributor's Pick!       
WB doublestack intermodal passes below the EB Sheep Rock Tunnel on the steep northern side of Weber Canyon along I-84 in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trains run "English style" along the subdivision, the EB trains on the lesser "upgrade" and the WB trains on the steeper (but shorter) "downgrade." Elevation at the west end (South Ogden) is 4300 feet - elevation at the east end (Evanston, Wyoming) is 6750 feet.
Date: 3/14/2006 Location: Sheep Rock Tunnel, UT Views: 824 Collection Of:   Kim Piersol
Locomotives: UP 4563(SD70M) UP 4719(SD70M) UP 4781(SD70M) UP 3888(SD70M) UP 4399(SD70M)    Author:  Kim Piersol
Five SD70Ms
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