UP 6028 Leads Phoenix Yard Departure | Union Pacific Freight Departure in VR180

After hours of yard activity, locomotive swaps, crew movements, and train preparation, the outbound freight finally gets underway from Union Pacific’s Phoenix Yard.

UP 6028 takes the lead as the assembled consist departs the east end of the yard and heads toward the main line. This VR180 recording captures the sounds, atmosphere, and pace of real railroad operations in Phoenix, Arizona.

What began as a morning waiting for a train to leave became an unexpected sequence of events:

• UP 7001 arriving from the yard
• UP 6208 and UP 7322 arriving from the main line
• Coupling onto a waiting consist led by UP 7946
• Power change and train assembly
• Final departure led by UP 6028

Recorded in Phoenix, Arizona

Equipment:
• Canon EOS R7 “Gemini-B”
• Canon RF-S 3.9mm Dual Fisheye “The Wormhole”
• VR180 3D

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