UPP 24567 having Rock Island heritage was part of the trade in for the Big Boy; arrived West Colton off the M NPWC-03 on Jan 5th.

Finding buried treasure inside the West Colton Roundhouse. Built as EMD SD45 CNW 949; rebuilt to MK SD40M-2 SP 8706; now SD40-2 UP 2782 has been retired.

L KY38 power UP 1499 & 1438 caught napping on their off days. Photographed at 16:00.

L KY38 power UP 1499 & 1438 caught napping on their off days. Photographed at 16:00.

L KY38 power UP 1499 & 1438 caught napping on their off days. Photographed at 16:00.

BNSF 1320 sports "New Image" paint fresh from Progress Rail-Tacoma. Once painted as PRLX 3002 in UP colors, rebuilt from SD40-2; originally built as SOO 763 1/73.

UP 3105 trade in for the UP BigBoy 4014 arrived West Colton off the M FWWC-17 on Dec 20.

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 is finally heading home to Cheyenne, Wyoming for restoration to operable condition. PWCYR2 28 (Passenger, West Colton Yard CA to Yermo CA) UP SD70M 4014, 4-8... (more)

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 is finally heading home to Cheyenne, Wyoming to be restored to operable condition. Train PWCYR2 28 (Passenger, West Colton Yard CA to Yermo CA) is departing West Colto... (more)

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 is finally heading home to Cheyenne, Wyoming, for restoration to operable condition. Train PWCYR2 28 (Passenger, West Colton Yard CA to Yermo CA) departed West Colton ... (more)

In preparation for the BigBoy move; back from repairs at NLR UP 4014 leads UP 4884, UPP 6334 Art Lockman, UPP 209 Howard Fogg, UPP 5714 Lynn Nystrom, UPP 9374 & 9313 Cheyenne WY Rotary Snow Plow c... (more)

Absolute signal at the west end of Mecca Siding recently repainted. At one time this Cantilever signal controlled SP double track into Indio. Soon this signal will be replaced when UP completes th... (more)

UP 1692 & 1659 lead a 55 car empty ballast train over the Arkansas River. In 1929 Missouri Pacific rebuilt the Bearing Cross Bridge as we know it today. Photographed at 14:30.

K G3LB-10 with UP 7450, UP 4008 & UP 7629 as the head end power. UP 7508 is the lone DPU with 156 loads, 8735 tons, 9457 feet. Photographed at 16:17.

Newly delivered UP 8688 & UP 8698 leads an 11 car customer special with power car 2066, Kenefick, Lake Forest, Columbia River, Promontory, Portola, Green River, Wyoming, Colorado Eagle, City of Lo... (more)