Leaving the floor of the Antelope Valley Union Pacific's westbound MWCRVB labors up Ansel Hill north of Rosamond under the early morning sun. US&S searchlights still protected Ansel on St. Patrick... (more)

What was supposed to be a chase only for a pair of trains that had CSX YN2 Dash 8-40C standard cabs south through Carleton, MI. turned into a trip back to Flat Rock and back to Carleton for a pair... (more)

UP and former SP power at Albina with UP 6318

Two trains wait to head south toward Hearne on the former SP.

An eastbound Kyle grain train begins the trek across Sand Creek on a wood trestle west of Siebert, Colorado, on May 6, 2014. Two former Southern Pacific EMD SD45T-2s power the train on Rock Island... (more)

Looking like southern California, former SP 2568 and a sister unit await an uncertain fate at Progress Locomotives in Tacoma.

Between the stations Lang and Russ on the ex-SP Saugus Line, the rear DPU of a northbound Union Pacific intermodal train bound for Lathrop has just exited Tunnel 19 in Soledad Canyon as it works i... (more)

With stormy skies ahead, a northbound Union Pacific intermodal train operating from Los Angeles to Lathrop climbs the grade through Soledad Canyon near the old station site of Russ on the ex-SP Sa... (more)

Winding through scenic Soledad Canyon, a northbound Union Pacific Los Angeles to Lathrop doublestack train works through the curves near the old east switch at Ravenna on the ex-SP Saugus Line. Mu... (more)

Bringing up the rear of Union Pacific's Los Angeles to Lathrop Z train, a patched ex-Southern Pacific AC4400CW is assigned as the DPU on today's train as it leaves the siding at Vincent on the for... (more)

A quiet afternoon in the Searles Valley is momentarily disrupted by the whine of dynamic brakes and the unmistakable rhythm of steel wheels on jointed rail, marking the return of Trona Railway's d... (more)

18 years after Union Pacific's acquisition of the Southern Pacific who would have ever guessed that scarlet & grey SD40s could still be found earning a living in Southern California? Tucked away i... (more)

The South Itasca, WI, to Des Moines, IA, manifest train rolls thru the hogbacks on the UP's Spineline. This train is about 30 miles south of Mason City and is making the final leg of the trip into... (more)

Faded Glory

UP 189 has served for 25 years, but just has a couple more years left. It is sort of working old home territory as it switches in the former Cotton Belt yard in Jonesboro.