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William J. Manon Jr. | profile | all galleries >> Railroad Stuff >> The Union Pacific Local out of Sterling, Illinois tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

The Union Pacific Local out of Sterling, Illinois

The Union Pacific local train out of Sterling, Illinois is Responsible for assembling trains in the Sterling yard and delivering freight down the line to Dixon & Rochelle.
Not to mention other odd jobs along the Geneva Subdivision.
UPY 719 at Gate City.JPG
UPY 719 at Gate City.JPG		 UP Conductor Ray at Sterling.JPG
UP Conductor Ray at Sterling.JPG		 UP Conductor Ray thinking about his next move.JPG
UP Conductor Ray thinking about his next move.JPG		 Conductor preforming Air test at Sterling.JPG
Conductor preforming Air test at Sterling.JPG
Ray walkin away.JPG
Ray walkin away.JPG		 Ray checkin the cars.JPG
Ray checkin the cars.JPG		 UP Local Condutors walkin train at Gate City.JPG
UP Local Condutors walkin train at Gate City.JPG		 Focus on the switch v2.JPG
Focus on the switch v2.JPG
Wave.JPG
Wave.JPG		 Waiting for the Switch v2.JPG
Waiting for the Switch v2.JPG		 Any day now.JPG
Any day now.JPG		 Getting Ready to throw the switch.JPG
Getting Ready to throw the switch.JPG
Lined and Locked for Main 2 .JPG
Lined and Locked for Main 2 .JPG		 UPY 719 Clear to Shove onto Main 2.JPG
UPY 719 Clear to Shove onto Main 2.JPG		 UPY 727 runs thru the Nelson Coaling tower.JPG
UPY 727 runs thru the Nelson Coaling tower.JPG		 Concrete tie project
Concrete tie project
UPY 719 New Paint.JPG
UPY 719 New Paint.JPG		 Local Conductor John with UPY 719 at Sterling.JPG
Local Conductor John with UPY 719 at Sterling.JPG		 Conductor John preforms inspection on passing train.JPG
Conductor John preforms inspection on passing train.JPG		 Conductor John throws switch for Local UP Engine 717 at Sterling.JPG
Conductor John throws switch for Local UP Engine 717 at Sterling.JPG
Conductor John on steps of Local UP Engine 717 at Sterling.JPG
Conductor John on steps of Local UP Engine 717 at Sterling.JPG		 UPY 719.JPG
UPY 719.JPG		 Local at Sterling.JPG
Local at Sterling.JPG		 Backing onto Main 2 for an eastward movement.JPG
Backing onto Main 2 for an eastward movement.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 Boarding Engine 1.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 Boarding Engine 1.JPG		 Conductor for UP Engine 717 Boarding Engine 2.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 Boarding Engine 2.JPG		 Conductor for UP Engine 717 starts his evening.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 starts his evening.JPG		 Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 1.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 1.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 2.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 2.JPG		 Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 3.JPG
Conductor for UP Engine 717 throwing switches at Sterling 3.JPG		 UPY 719 at Dixon.JPG
UPY 719 at Dixon.JPG		 UPY 719 at Dixon Freight House.JPG
UPY 719 at Dixon Freight House.JPG
Conductor Ray Throwing switches at Dixon.JPG
Conductor Ray Throwing switches at Dixon.JPG		 Conductor on board.JPG
Conductor on board.JPG		 UPY 719 switching at the top of Dixon Hill.JPG
UPY 719 switching at the top of Dixon Hill.JPG		 Conductor Ray along for the ride down Dixon hill.JPG
Conductor Ray along for the ride down Dixon hill.JPG

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Abby Shelton 04-Mar-2008 18:18
These are weird Pictueres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Chris 20-Aug-2007 23:58
Neat pictures of trains rolling through town. A sight not-so-familiar any more. I'd love to see pictures of trains in downtown Sterling, Dixon, and Rock Falls, if anybody has some. I can barely remember how different these towns looked when I was a kid.
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