Clawing under storm’s edge
We were on Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 22, 2023, when the nice weather began to change as thunderstorms moved in from t... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific freight climbs Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, late in the day of June 25, 2021. This location is at milepost 823 just east of the top of the hill at Peru on the ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific manifest freight climbs Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 25, 2021.

A westbound Union Pacific freight slowly makes its way upgrade on Peru Hill between Green River and Peru, Wyoming, on the morning of June 26, 2021.

The Clean & The Filthy. Starting the climb uphill West Bound out of Green River, Wyoming.

On former U.S. Highway 30 at James Town, west of Green River, Wyoming, is a long-abandoned gas station with a southerly view out the facade of Union Pacific’s main line climbing Peru Hill. On th... (more)

A view from inside a long-abandoned gas station located along the old Lincoln Highway at James Town, west of Green River, Wyoming, reveals an eastbound Union Pacific stack train descending Peru Hi... (more)

Union Pacific GE AC4400CW-CTE No. 5951 leads a short UP stack train up Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, on October 9, 2015.

Westbound UP train west of Green River, Wyoming.

A westbound intermodal train departs Green River after a crew change, passing the large depot that still stands. I was inspired to stop on the famous "railfan bridge" while on a family v... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific “PSR” manifest freight, with added vehicle and stack cars ahead of the rear DPU, climbs Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, as stormy weather moves east in the ba... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific manifest freight climbing Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, has TTX flat No. 97920 carrying a pair of two-track John Deere tractors in the consist. On the left is a... (more)

Switching power, local power, and origination/protection power.

After changing crews, a westbound Union Pacific intermodal train begins the climb of Peru Hill at Green River, Wyoming, on September 26, 2020.