UP 2010, the 100th Year of Scouting unit, makes its first trip to California. Its on a Yuma, AZ to Las Vegas, NV special making a stop at LATC to get passenger.

The Katy Heritage engine pulls up the grade as it approaches Collins Street on its way to Fort Worth. The train was turned at Tower 55 so the UP 2010 would be in the lead on the trip down to Austi... (more)

UP 7752 drops the Duffy express into Mojave with the Tehachapi mountains in the background. The SOAOA 6 is passing MP 378, just north of town. With UPP 140, CZ Silver Lariat, & UPP 150 as it's con... (more)

The CNW heritage unit leads the UP Chicago Service Family Special westbound through Marengo. The train would stop a few miles down the track and switch directions to head back to West Chicago whe... (more)

An engineering special led by commemorative Boy Scout unit 2010 travels east on BNSF rails.

UP 1996 dropping it's special down into Yuma, AZ at the Fortuna road railroad crossing east of town, MP 745.02.

Today's UP special is running on schedule as it flys through the former double track at Shirley, Illinois just after a crew change in Bloomington. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

A UP inspection train heads west along San Pablo Bay.

UP 1995 leads a southbound special out of Fort Worth on the old SP Midlothian Sub bound for Houston.

A UP Officer's Special climbs Cajon Pass enroute to Las Vegas for the night

The RNC train coming from the DNC in Denver, is on it's way to St. Paul with 28 cars. Note the flat car with BULKTAINERs on it.

Union Pacific 6936 heads a Passenger Special up the California Coast line on a very cloudy, cold, and windy day in San Jose, California.

This trip through the St. Louis area went much slower than anticipated. Delays for Amtrak at Labadie and Wood River, a few slow orders, delay at KCS ESL terminal sub with one main taken by mainte... (more)

UP 6936 Special pulling 12 business cars heads from Yuma to West Colton on this day. Chasing this for 60 miles was quite the joy!