UP 8961 has finally got its feet dry on solid land at Lakeside, Utah. The past 32 miles from Little Mountain have been “at sea” crossing the Great Salt Lake. Except for 3 miles of dry land at ... (more)

A Union Pacific Grand Junction - Denver,CO manifest emerges from tunnel 5 on its descent through the heart of the famed D&RGW Tunnel District in the midst of a heavy snow storm on April 10th, 2019... (more)

The morning of June 27th an officer's special for the Union Pacific traveled from Las Vegas, NV through California on its way east to Council Bluffs, IA. I took advantage of a day off and start... (more)

Clinging to the flanks of Eldorado Mountain and turning thru the 10 degree curve inside Tunnel 16... This westbound Union Pacific manifest heavy in frack sand blasts out of #16 as it continues int... (more)

The "Spirit of the Union Pacific" passes by the old Peavey Elevator at the Henderson Station River Access & Park on the UP Mankato Sub.

UP 1943 "Spirit of the Union Pacific" leads an inspection train in Mankato, Minnesota.

UP Manifest passes through Mormon Rocks on a comfortable evening in Cajon Pass.

A UP mixed train rolls upgrade through Tehachapi Loop on a beautiful day in the mountains just north of Mojave California.

On a beautiful fall afternoon deep within the Rocky Mountains, UP 1943 (the Spirit of the Union Pacific) leads a westbound Denver to Grand Junction Executive Special through the fall colors in Tol... (more)

Lattimore Material plant where DGNO delivers rock trains with UP locomotives.

A pair of Aces fly under the Ex-C&NW Searchlights & Coaling Tower in Nelson.

UP 8803 lugs a hefty manifest up through Cliff and into a small patch of sunlight as a passing storm system blankets most of the surrounding hillsides across Tehachapi.

They don't look like this long. Brand new SD70AH 8969 and 8967 are on there return trip east, after their first trip to the west coast.

With UP Precision (PSR) railroading it makes for some odd trains. I never thought I would see tank cars, sandwiched between stack cars, and autoracks. UP 8972, 6058 8524 are in charge of this east... (more)