A variety of older Union Pacific power awaits an uncertain fate in the Missouri Valley, Iowa yard. Within are SD60Ms, C40-8s, C40-8Ws, C44-9Ws, and a few other oddballs.
An eastbound WP intermodal train heads in at Hammer Lane siding for a meet with UP 3751 South. The conductor's on the rear platform of the up "pool" caboose, ostensibly to check out the ... (more)
The day after 844 hit a person, the Veterans Unit leads the consist of the Frontier Days back to Cheyenne, passing by the Denver Post building for possibly the last time. The storm descending over... (more)
Union Pacific Veteran's unit leads a giant stick of butter through the small town of La Fox with a farmer hard at work totally unaware of the agricultural scene he has created.
The sound of these 6 Western Pacific units getting underway at Cliffside was simply overwhelming. They had held the main while an eastbound passed by on the siding. Thirty six years ago and I'm st... (more)
Rio Grande Heritage unit leads a hot Z train toward Memphis.
Union Pacific’s two glossy E9As sit inside the roundhouse at Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 25, 2013. Both were built in 1955, and in the early ’90s, UP sent them to VMV Enterprises in Paducah, K... (more)
Western Pacific GP20 switching in the Elko, Nevada yard. Scanned from a color print
After flying for much of its trip, UP 4141 comes to a crawl as it approaches Oreapolis.
Union Pacific 4141 leads President George H. W. Bush's funeral procession across the Navasota River outside of Navasota, Texas, along the its route from Spring to College Station. Traffic was back... (more)
Eastbound DRGW train near Desert UT
Way back when, if the Union Pacific was power short, even the #6936 was available for freight service. Here is proof as the big DDA40X gets the NPLAV-15 underway westbound at Green River, WY. Scan... (more)
Eastbound garbage haul. SR 14 is seen in the background on the Washington side of the river.
With about five minutes of usable sunlight left, I was able to grab one last frame of the Troy Grove job.
The Troy Grove job rolls through the barren farm fields of North Central Illinois.