Producer: Green Frog
Locations: Cheyenne, PRC Basin, Hermosa Tunnels, Laramie, Dale, Green River, Ogden
Timeframe: 1996
Length: 86 minutes
Source: John M. Koch
Wide ranging Union Pacific tour. Plenty of notable locations in Wyoming and Utah. A strong presence of Chicago and NorthWestern power. Many long distance views which capture the vastness of the areas. A variety of traffic. Hot Intermodals, Powder River Coal, Vehicle Trains, Soda Ash and general freights
Green Frog Super Railroad 7 issued as a complete set.
Individual discs as separate volumes. These reviews are from the complete set.
A single DVD-R. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. Live environmental audio. Clean picture.
Main Chapter Menu by location. A chapter advance. No maps. On/off narrative. Bob Carrera is the narrator.
To the Trains… 👉
A pair of EMD SD60 engines, 6087/ 6220 depart Cheyenne Yard on a Piggyback Train. Above is the ex: Colorado and Southern/ Burlington Northern bridge. 323
Burlington Northern 6804 applies the fuel as it goes on the upgrade and crosses the bridge. The lash-up contains a mixture of BN and Santa Fe power hauling mixed freight.
Bill Yard displays CNW signage. Brand new GE AC4400-CW in Operation Lifesaver livery. Road number 8815 fronts a few Union Pacific locos .
Loaded Coal Train exits the crowded Basin.The maroon SD70 is an EMD leading
Burlington Northern fuel tenders extend operating range for helpers.
Some unburned fuel ignites in the turbocharger. It accumulated when waiting at Bill Yard.
CNW 8002 (SD60) pulls an Autorack Train past Harriman Siding. This is on the Harriman Line.
A Soda Ash Train on the curves at Dale Jct. 23
CNW units lead a TOFC into Hermosa Tunnel.
A high priority APL (American President Lines) double-stack encounters a maintenance track gang at Medicine Bow.
An Eastbound Union Pacific freight train from Pocatello, Idaho. It enters the yard at Green River, Wyoming. Engine 9399 is a GE C40-9W on the point. Castle Rock in the background.
This program concludes at Ogden.
Union Pacific Super Railroad Volume 2
Volume 2 contains a tour of some UP western locations. Cheyenne, Sherman Hill, Laramie, Green River and Ogden are some of many historical spots. There are many more.
The variety of locomotives include a large percentage of Chicago and NorthWestern. Burlington Northern engines are mainly for Powder River Coal.
John M. Koch is a fine Videographer. Well composed throughout. A balanced soundtrack. Bob Carrera delivers a solid narrative. High quality production by Green Frog.
Union Pacific Super Railroad Volume 2 gives viewers a briskly paced program. Mostly has modern power for the time. By now, SD40-2 class are in a secondary role . Recent EMD SD60 locomotives are plentiful. Of course, there are many General Electric units.
Green Frog presents the second volume of the Super Railroad. We first take you to the coal fields north of Cheyenne, including Bill, Wyoming where a continuosly full yard of complete coal trains boggles the mind as they wait for clearance to there respective mines.
An excellent entry in this series.
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