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24 Hours at Ames, an annual event in which club members and community congregate at West Ames to watch an entire day's worth of Union Pacific action.
Past 24 Hours at Ames Results ____________________________________________ 2008 - 70 Trains
24 Hours 2008 was held on April 18-19, 2008 from 6:00PM to 6:00PM.
The Results - Excel Format
71 Movements in 24 Hours Including:
UP 5548 - Our first train of 24 Hours at Ames 2008. UP 9095 - UP 9095 leads our only Jewell train of the event. UP 5090 - An SD70M and an SD60M lead an empty coal. UP 7735 - Two GEVOs lead an eastbound doublestack. UP 5257 - A lone GEVO leads this doublestack west. UP 8408 - UP 8408 leads this doublestack west. UP 9754 - UP 9754 leads a manifest. UP 5031 - UP 5031 is in charge of this eastbound doublestack. UP 7240 - UP 7240 An AC4400CW passes by headed east. UP 8252 - UP 8252 leads a loaded coal train. ____________________________________________ 2007 - 74 Trains
24 Hours 2007 was held on April 13-14, 2007 from 6:00pm to 6:00pm.
The Results - Excel Format
75 Movements in 24 Hours Including:
Pictures: UP 7647 - Pair of new GEVO's on an eastbound stacker. UP 6709 - Club members and visitors watch a morning eastbound. UP 6460 - Eastbound coal loads pass CP A189 UP 7625 - A newer GEVO leads during midday Saturday's cloud cover. UP 9096 - A UP Dash 8 leads a former SP SD40M-2 in an SD45 carbody. UP 5778 - Members Cliff and Brian observe an eastbound stack train. UP 5932 - A trio of wings leads an empty coal train west. UP 9528 - A Dash 8 is in charge of a westbound manifest. UP 3028 - One of the couple remaining CNW patches leads the MEAPR.
2006 - 90 Trains
24 Hours 2006 was held on April 21-22, 2006 from 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Five Years of 24 Hours!
The Results - Excel Format
92 Movements in 24 Hours Including:
Pictures: UP 5382 - Only sunlit train of Friday afternoon UP 3971 - Flags in the darkness UP 8131 - First train to hit the morning sunlight at West Ames UP 5648 - The lot looks a little devoid of people in the early morning chill SP 8283 - Last of its kind on AGBMI UP 4713 - Racks pass racks UP 4549 - One of the many meets in front of the West Ames lot UP 5577 - MNPBY in the mid-morning light UP 5612 - Marshalltown coal UP 3970 - The eastbound 'Bird' UP 8196 - One of the first westbounds in decent afternoon lighting Welder - A Flash Butt Welder traveling westbound UP 4258 - Last westbound train of the event (excluding light power)
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2005 - 64 Trains
24 Hours 2005 was held on April 22-23, 2005 from 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
The Results - Excel Format
64 Trains in 24 Hours Including:
Pictures: CNW 8646 - Leading just before sunrise UP 5579 - Eastbound coal load UP 5087 - Eastbound manifest UP 8334 - Brand new EMD SD70ACe leading UP 8334 - Another shot UP 5420 - GEVO UP 6759 - Eastbound Z-train UP 4898 - Westbound stacker UP 5628 - Showing some of the group UP 9459 - Eastbound stacker UP 4902 - Rail train UP 5404 - GEVO and two SD70ACe's UP 8557 - Phase II SD90AC UP 5387 - Brand new GEVO's
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2004 - 57 Trains
The 24 Hours event was held on April 23-24, 2004 from 6pm - 6pm.
The Results - Excel format
57 trains in 20 hours Including:
Pictures: UP 5966 DPU I swear this is CNW 8824! Leading an empty hopper train EOT Trailing off in the distance M-DMEA Des Moines to Eagle Grove Manifest Jordan Spreader MOW doesn't stop in the rain UP 3036 ex-CNW Zito patch on the rear of the spreader train MOW Truck The bumper sticker says it all
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2003 - 58 Trains
The Results - Excel format - If you can fill in some holes, let us know.
Pictures: UP 6453 DPU
B/W pictures from the event
Noteworthy Engines unable to photograph:
UP 3300 - United Way, leading at night UP 8000 - first SD90MAC delivered ____________________________________________ 2002 - 67 trains, 24 hours, 2 lines, 1 railroad. Download the information in one of two ways : |
