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Viewing Album:  Railfanning The Sunset Route: Yuma-Lordsburg
 
By:Lucas Connor
Dates:1/1/2013 - 1/4/2023
Album Info:Union Pacific's Sunset Route runs through the southern part of Arizona, with branches running north to Phoenix and south to Nogales. The tracks enter the state in Yuma, and head almost due east to Maricopa, south of Phoenix. Excluding California, Maricopa is the northernmost point of the line. From Maricopa, the line runs south, joining with a line to Phoenix in Eloy, and a line to Nogales in Tucson. There is a yard in southwest Tucson, switching cars for trains to Nogales and to Phoenix. Tucson is also the end of the Gila Sub, with the Lordsburg Sub beginning just east of the yard. The rest of the run from Tucson to the border and Steins is home to several spurs branching from the mainline.
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ETTX 852988
Title:  ETTX 852988
Description:  ETTX 852988 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 6/19/2022 3:28:34 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Union Pacific 1654
Title:  Union Pacific 1654
Description:  UP 1654 drillls the yard as the sun sets on the mountains in Tucson. 1654 was built in 1980 for UP as the 3761. This unit was one of the Safety Slogan units. with UPs iconic slogans featured prominently on the engineers side of the engine. These were removed by the 1990s, and in the early 2010s the unit was withdrawn, rebuilt with new electronics into an SD40N, and renumbered to 1654. Since its rebuild, it has served mostly in Nevada and Arizona in various switching jos.
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 12:16:42 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1654(SD40N) UP 3867(SD70M)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
UP 3867
Title:  UP 3867
Description:  SD70M 3867 is second unit on a yard job drilling the west end of Tucson Yard. 3867 was built by EMD in 2004, and was one of over 1400 units UP ordered in 2000. To fulfill this oder, EMD distributed the work to the General Motors plant in London, Ontario, Bombardier in Sahagun, Mexico, and SuperSteel in New York. 3867 was part of a batch of 51 units (3823-3873) assembled by Bombardier in Mexico in mid-2004.
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 12:00:32 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3867(SD70M)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
ETTX 705979
Title:  ETTX 705979
Description:  ETTX 705979 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 12:02:07 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
ETTX 700632
Title:  ETTX 700632
Description:  ETTX 700632 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/1/2022 10:57:33 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
ETTX 700632
Title:  ETTX 700632
Description:  ETTX 700632 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 12:03:55 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
CTTX 694992
Title:  CTTX 694992
Description:  CTTX 694992 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/4/2022 12:13:45 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  74   Comments: 0
ETTX 705350
Title:  ETTX 705350
Description:  ETTX 705350 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/31/2022 12:02:54 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
CTTX 693979
Title:  CTTX 693979
Description:  CTTX 693979 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/31/2022 12:01:41 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
ETTX 850365
Title:  ETTX 850365
Description:  ETTX 850365 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/2/2022 12:01:24 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
ETTX 852988
Title:  ETTX 852988
Description:  ETTX 852988 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/2/2022 12:03:37 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
ETTX 854230
Title:  ETTX 854230
Description:  ETTX 854230 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/29/2022 11:20:21 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0
ETTX 700864
Title:  ETTX 700864
Description:  ETTX 700864 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/29/2022 11:22:03 AM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
GTTX 711156
Title:  GTTX 711156
Description:  GTTX 711156 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 2/1/2022 10:54:56 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  55   Comments: 0
ETTX 711730
Title:  ETTX 711730
Description:  ETTX 711730 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/30/2022 12:47:36 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
ETTX 704194
Title:  ETTX 704194
Description:  ETTX 704194 on UP LKT21 at Tucson (UP Yard West End)
Photo Date:  12/28/2021  Upload Date: 1/30/2022 12:51:43 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  36   Comments: 0
UP 5272
Title:  UP 5272
Description:  UP 5272 is an C45ACCTE leading an eastbound stack train along the Sunset Route north of Marana. 5272 was built by GE in March of 2006. In May of that year, the unit made an appearance at Franklin Park, Illinois, along with MoPac heritage unit 1982, a CSX ES44DC, an Indiana Harbor Belt Geep, a Belt Railway of Chicago SW1500, Illinois Central E9 101, a CP ES44, a Metra MP36, and an Amtrak P42. Today, 5272 is leading another unusual locomotive; a three-year old SD70AH-T4. These units are essentially SD70ACe units with a Tier 4-compliant EMD 1010 prime mover.
Photo Date:  12/29/2021  Upload Date: 1/9/2022 11:30:49 AM
Location:  Marana, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5272(AC45CCTE) UP 3069(SD70AH-T4)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
UP 958500MW
Title:  UP 958500MW
Description:  Union Pacific 958500 idles on the UP Sunset Route mainline east of Eloy. 958500 is one of a handful of SD40-2s rebuilt by Relco in the mid-late 2020s. These units serve as power cars on UPs maintenance trains. 958500 was rebuilt in May of 2020.
Photo Date:  12/29/2021  Upload Date: 1/9/2022 2:43:49 PM
Location:  Eloy, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 958500(L4-1500XD-M)
Views:  591   Comments: 0
UP 5443
Title:  UP 5443
Description:  Union Pacific 5443 AC45CCTE Westbound at Tucson, AZ
Photo Date:  1/4/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2024 11:52:42 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5443(AC45CCTE) UP 5950(AC44CWCTE) UP 2689(ET44AH)
Views:  40   Comments: 0

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