UP 5644 (AC44CWCTE) meets a westbound freight in front of the Cheyenne Depot. On a given day you can see many trains running through this large UP yard.

Glowing in the afternoon sun on February 24, 2016, is a southbound (eastbound) Union Pacific intermodal train working upgrade out of the east portal of Tunnel 2 at Bealville, California, on the tr... (more)

A southbound manifest on the Chester Sub at Maeystown, Illinois.

UP 5580 (C44ACCTE) leads an empty string of flat cars through Larkspur, Colorado.

As the sun rises over the great plains, a westbound Union Pacific coal empty climbs away from them as it departs Leyden, Colorado, at mile 14.5 on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on January 23, 2005... (more)

An frosty eastbound auto train out of Colorado bound for Chicago pass thru Nelson on the UP Geneva Sub. The overnight low was around -4, so things are a bit chilly this morning. This train will se... (more)

An frosty eastbound auto train out of Colorado bound for Chicago pass thru Nelson on the UP Geneva Sub. The overnight low was around -4, so things are a bit chilly this morning. This train will se... (more)

UP 5716 leads a WB intermodal around the Bertram, IA curves.

UP 7751 is easing this long double stacker down the 1% grade of Silver Zone Pass at Cliffside Siding. Arnolds Loop is a couple of miles behind the train and the upper level of trackage is seen sli... (more)

UP 6606 leads an eastbound empty auto train near El Casco.

A rail train leaves Seacliff Siding and heads south to Oxnard to switch ends with the power and add a Herzog Rail Unloading Machine to the rear. The train will return north, unloading rail for the... (more)

I haven't chase a train on the Lynndyl sub, for awhile like this one. With precision railroading the trains have just enough power theoretically. So every time there is any type of climb, they slo... (more)

A loaded coal train slowly makes its way across the Clinton Sub at sunrise. The train is just out of Nevada and is about to pass over the Spineline. The train just got ranaround by a hot Z-train e... (more)

Light dusting of snow and clear blue skies called our name on Monday for a bit. We headed out for some UP traffic on the Clinton Sub in eastern Iowa. Unfortunately the UP didn't want to play ball ... (more)

Light dusting of snow and clear blue skies called our name on Monday for a bit. We headed out for some UP traffic on the Clinton Sub in eastern Iowa. Unfortunately the UP didn't want to play ball ... (more)