Nevada Industrial Switch 3838 (ex-SP) leaves the Union Pacific interchange at Apex and heads back to the Pabco Gypsum plant. This trackage is the former Union Pacific Fibreboard spur.
Westbound loaded grain train departs from Downtown. Trailing units are NS 1648/NS 5199/UP 5010/UP6008.
Mid Morning on April 21st 2007 finds a Eastbound stack train leaving Las Vegas as it begins its long run across the Caliente Sub towards its next crew change at Milford Utah.
A trio of EMD's bring a short local into Vegas with the beautiful hotels on Las Vegas Blvd in the background. Shot from the 26th floor of the Palms hotel.
This west bound K train crosses Las Vegas Blvd north on it's way in to the Las Vegas
Twin engined DD35A 75 and 76 leads a manifest of locomotives and a heavy freight southbound toward Las Vegas and finally via Barstow to LA. A Units of these biests were built only for UP
It's all about Vegas baby!
A view of the Las Vegas Monorail System from my hotel room.
On approach to the crew change point on Main 3 with a eastbound DPU on Main 1 and a hot W/B on Main 2.
Operation Lifesave Special, eastbound stack DPU, and westbound stack head end, all at the UP yard office in Las Vegas
Operation Lifesaver train rounding a curve on the BMI Branch near Boulder Junction