The quiet of a Sunday morning along the Columbia is disturbed by this eastbound passenger special. The train was deadheading home after being used on some Operation Lifesaver trains in the Northwe... (more)
A UP excursion prepares to depart from Omaha Union Station with a nice view of the city skyline as a backdrop. This view shows off the sheer size of this machine. The Butternut Coffee building ... (more)
Rocking and rolling down the UP Coffeyville Sub. near Bucyrus, KS at 215th and Antioch is the 2011 NFL Super Bowl XLV Special, UP Train SCBFW 30 with the E-Units, UP 1988, and UP 2010 heading up 2... (more)
A fantrip on the Oregon Trunk approaches O.T. Junction and a return to the UP mainline on a flawless fall afternoon. This train operated between Portland and Bend through the Columbia River Gorge ... (more)
After a three year hiatus, Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844 made a spirited comeback in 2016 pulling the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Train between Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY. Shortly after departing De... (more)
UP 8444 glides east along the Columbia River near The Dalles, OR on its way to La Grande with a passenger special that will visit the Pendleton Roundup the following day.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 steams into Laramie with the excursion from Denver. There had been snow both in Cheyenne and on Sherman Hill.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 sits on a curve after having done a photo runby at Perkins on Sherman Hill. The October snow for the excursion to Laramie was a nice bonus.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 hustles through the snowfall while running light to Speer. The locomotive is to take over the excursion to Laramie that has been brought up from Denver by EMD DD40X C... (more)
Snow is falling on Saturday morning as Challenger 3985 is readied for an excursion from Denver to Laramie and return.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 sits next to the shop buildings on the day before an excursion to Laramie, WY and return.
The "Trek to Tennessee" Special approaches its final stop for the day in Dexter, MO.
The crew greases the drivers of UP 844 in advance of the run from Denver to Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Frontier Days special.
Union Pacific 844 accelerates out of a display/servicing stop at Lawrence, Kansas. The locomotive is on the last leg of a Marysville-Kansas City trip, part of a larger Cheyenne-Memphis trip.