UP 8747 & 7295 lead a monster eastbound loaded coal train.
A freshly loaded coal train from the West Elk Mine in Somerset, Colo. heads west through the high desert of Eastern Utah as they approach Thompson Springs and prepare to meet the Eastbound Califor... (more)
Coming in for the whistle stop in Columbus, the Home Plate Express eases along with the careful eye of Ed Dickens looking ahead.
Otto's trusty 1935 Ford sedan is visible to the left of UP 966A. Finding a clean and shiny EMD F3 set was a great way to start off the new year of 1948. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Union Pacific train number 111, the City of Denver, is seen leaving Denver on its first westbound run, with ten cars at 35 MPH, on June 19th 1936. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
A westbound freight is handling a few executive cars on this date. Rare on this date for a train to have only this model unit in the lead. Nice clear day, no smog, no wildfires, etc.
UP 4802 (SD70M) leads a military bare table train through Castle Rock, Colorado on the Joint Line.
A pair of UP SD40N locomotives works the east end of the CPKC Bensenville Yard prior to departing back to Proviso Yard.
Thundering up the grade near Garlock, the local has 60 cars for the Trona Railway at Searles. Utilizing the old SP Jawbone Branch (now the Lone Pine Sub), this train is the lifeblood of the Searle... (more)
Wide and standard cab UP SD60s lead a pair of Wisconsin Central SD45s accelerating an eastbound out of Fremont, NE. Fuji Astia.
A northbound cement train approaches Oltorf St in south Austin
UP 3719 leads a westbound grain train towards the summit on Cajon Pass.
Recently painted Union Pacific fast-forty 8014 has stopped for a red signal in Colton. Soon the hot intermodal train will be on UP rails, racing toward the UP yard in Los Angeles.
UP 4599 & 4880 westbound with auto racks.
Eastbound empty auto train AMLEP nears the top of the climb up Beaumont Hill on a warm summer morning.
