Leading a short and overpowered Phoenix-West Colton manifest train, UP 1983 nears the former site of Fingal on the ex-SP Yuma Sub.

UP 1983 passes thru San Timoteo Canyon on it's way to West Colton Yard.

UP 1983 leads a manifest train from Phoenix to West Colton Yard. Here it passes just west of the Palm Springs City limit.

The WP Unit out of the heritage set

Union Pacific WP Heritage Unit sits in West Colton waiting assignment

Union Pacific WP 1983 makes a brief appearance at West Colton. As I took this it was being readied to return to Northern California, as usual it was mid-consist!

A rear view of UP 1983 as it rests at the Portola Railroad Museum.

2 generations of EMD noses, shown on ACe 1983 and GP7 2001

The big heritage guy at four months old looks pretty good next to the nostalgic guys form that classic age. The F-unit's orange and Heritage SD70ACe's green compliment each other so nicely. Too ba... (more)

Although not a perfect match to Perlman Green (the FRRS did supply an actual paint chip to UP/WSOR for the UP1983 paint work), the UP1983 does compliment nicely with any unit in the WP green new i... (more)

I guess you can say Feather River inspired Heritage SD70ACe UP1983 is on "home" rails. Not exactly seeing this is a 4 month old UP locomotive delivered 23 years after the real WP ceased to exist.

It's the morning of the second day of "Railroad Days" at FRRS's Portola RR Museum. The WP1983 has been pressure washed, wyed (balloon tracked), positioned and posed at the entrance to one of the m... (more)

UP 1983 sits in the Portola Railroad Museum's yard as it is being prepared to be put on display for the coming Portola Railroad Days.

UP1983 and 2001 side by site, now thats a heritage shot