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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 8h

One of the very first train chasing photos that Warren shot: "I had an old Kodak rangefinder camera that was very slow. I would wait for a train, and go up the canyon, and only see 1 train." Mountain Green, Utah. September, 1966. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have heard that these equipment moves are called a circus train. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1986. Photos by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

UP, with a U made into a W, 25635, is a caboose assigned to the caboose pool. UP 25335 caboose is assigned to local service. They are on the caboose set-out track by the 13th North tower. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. January, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

UP 3355 is a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2 locomotive weighing in at 392,000 pounds. It was built in May, 1977 and has a 144 inch nose, under which is some radio equipment. Notice how clean it is in that area. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. August, 1988. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

UP 6929, 6914, and an SD40-2 are being assembled into an outbound consist. All the hoses and cables will be connected, and then an outbound load test will be performed. UP service pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. March, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

15,000 horsepower is sitting on the approach to the old service pit. They are waiting to get serviced. UP diesel shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. June, 1976. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UP 729 and two other GP30s are leaving Riverdale Yard in Ogden. This is today's Park City Local. They will switch Holcim Cement on their way to Keetley. Mount Ogden is in the background. Riverdale Yard. Ogden, Utah. April, 1981. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UP 18, a 3600 horsepower RCS Master unit SD45, is at Durbano Metals in Ogden. It is being scrapped on site after many years of faithful service. Ogden, Utah. May, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

UP 6909 and 6901, both 6600 horsepower DDA40Xs, are on the service pit getting ready for another run. After servicing, they will be outbound load tested and then wait for their next assignment. UP Service Pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When they completed the shop in 1955, they had a public Open House. This scene was set up for the Open House. It is a standard turbine hanging from the 250 Ton crane over another turbine. Union Pacific Photo. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1955. Warren Johnson Collection.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Three SD45 locomotives are on the ready track in Provo, Utah. UP 49 is the lead unit of the 10,800 horsepower consist. They are on the ready track, and awaiting their call time. Prove, Utah. August, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

UP 729 and two other GP30s, are crossing the wooden trestle over the Weber River with some hopper cars. They are switching Holcim Cement at Devils Slide. This is the Park City Local. Devils Slide, Utah. March, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Southern Pacific SD40 7342, along with two Southern Pacific tunnel motors, are resting in Union Pacific's North yard between assignments. The SD40 has been painted in the Daylight paint scheme. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

UP 25766, is a modernized CA 1 side door caboose. It has been donated to the Eccles Railroad Museum. Ogden Union Depot. Ogden, Utah. August, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plasser Universal Mainliner is aligning Main 2 near the piggyback ramp at 13th North. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Venus is visible over the Sunol Depot as Robert Dollar No. 3 simmers on the near track. August 29, 2026 Photo: John Abatecola

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

UP 170, a 1750 horsepower GP9, is switching the South end of North Yard. Sitting in the pocket track is business car 110. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two Utah Railway GP38-3 (Ex GP35s) are sitting in the Transfer Yard in Ogden. They are also using an ex-Missouri Pacific caboose for their switching duties. Ogden, Utah. February, 1999. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#Amtrak #trains #Shasta Amtrak P42DCs 2 and 197 lead the northbound Coast Starlight near a railroad location known as Cougar, California on July 18, 2016. Daniel Cortopassi photo. ©2017, TSG Multimedia

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

UP 25656 is a CA 9 caboose, and it has been assigned to the Kaiser Steel coal train. It is sitting on the caboose track to be serviced for its next run to Southern California. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1981. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's the most photographed F9 in the history of the world. DRGW 5771. Here it is in its current home, the Colorado Railroad Museum. 9/4/15 Golden, CO Photo: Cydney Abatecola

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

UP 3626, a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2, has just been lifted off of its trucks. The 250 ton crane has moved so the 35 ton crane can come and move the trucks to the truck rebuild bay. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. July, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sperry Rail Service 144 is a rail defect detector. It can detect cracks and other defects as it travels over the rails. Seen here during a break. Provo, Utah. April, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Led by UP 805, the Park City Local is traveling up Silver Creek Canyon, and are between the East bound and West bound lanes of Interstate 80. Silver Creek Canyon. October, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

UP 903024 is a Jordan spreader. This equipment is used to shape the ballast on the right of way, and as a snow fighting iplement. Echo, Utah. June, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

UP 6904, UP 717B as well as other DDA40X and GP30B units are sitting in the "Old Goat Pit" while they are waiting for their final disposition. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. November, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

UP 3333, a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2, is having a damaged nose replaced by the boilermakers. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

UP 3197 and three other SD40-2 units, for a combined 12,000 horsepower, are leading a manifest train past Becks. They will set out a few box cars at the Clearfield Freeport Center and then continue east to North Platte. Becks, Utah. August, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

UP 805, a 2250 horsepower GP30 and two other GP30s, are returning home to Ogden after doing their work for the day. Note the large plow for winter operations. Morgan, Utah. May, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

UP Sulzer powered SD45s 61, 63, and 62, Plus WP 713 are being put on track 9 of the old service pit. They are going into long term storage. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

UP 903224 is a CA 4 caboose assigned the MP&M (Motive Power and Machinery) department and working in Derrick train service. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson.

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