UP train MRONY is seen navigating the tight curves of Byers Canyon during an early Spring snow shower. The train will soon dip into the siding at Sulphur to meet Amtrak #5.

Union Pacific’s MRONY (Salt Lake City’s Roper Yard North Yard in Denver) freight heads east through Tolland, Colorado, on March 28, 2016.

Union Pacific’s MRONY freight drops downgrade through the cut at milepost 23 approaching Coal Creek east of Plainview, Colorado, on July 10, 2006.

Home rails
Union Pacific No. 1989, the Rio Grande heritage locomotive, looks right at home exiting Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, over former D&RGW territory on July 10, 2006.

Following the Colorado River through colorful Ruby Canyon, Union Pacific’s MRONY freight passes by Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009.

Union Pacific MRONY heads eastbound out of Radium, Colorado, and is about to enter Little Gore Canyon on the afternoon of August 4, 2014. EMD locomotives powering the train are a pair of SD70Ms (N... (more)

Union Pacific MRONY freight passes mile 22.6 west of Clay, Colorado, after a nice snowfall on the Front Range on March 10, 2013. The power is about to cross over Blue Mountain Drive, while the rea... (more)

Union Pacific MRONY (Roper Yard to North Yard, Denver manifest) freight nicely fills Big 10 Curve approaching Rocky, Colorado, on a beautiful Valentine’s Day 2015 afternoon. Seven locomotives ar... (more)

A 79-car Union Pacific MRONY freight fills Big 10 Curve nicely approaching Rocky, Colorado, on Valentine’s Day 2015 afternoon. Seven locomotives are up front, beginning with EMD SD70ACe No. 8559... (more)

Rounding Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, is Union Pacific freight MRONY (Roper to North Yard manifest) on February 14, 2015. The eclectic motive power consist includes EMD SD70ACe No. 8559, ... (more)

Union Pacific’s Salt Lake City to Denver (MRONY) freight rounds Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on June 9, 2013. Far below on the edge of the Great Plains sits the sprawling city of Denver... (more)

Skirting the scenic Bookcliffs, Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight is between Solitude and Floy, Utah, on March 16, 2009. Motive power on the eastbound train is EMD SD70M No. 4876 leading tw... (more)

Union Pacific MRONY (manifest Roper Yard in Salt Lake City to North Yard in Denver) freight approaches Tunnel 39 in Little Gore Canyon west of Azure, Colorado, on a beautiful, August 20, 2014.

Union Pacific’s MRONY freight drops off of the mesa at on Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on June 28, 2014. Today’s train is fairly short, with the lone DPU locomotive visible on the opp... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight is skirting the Bookcliffs between Solitude and Floy, Utah, on March 16, 2009. Motive power on the eastbound train is EMD SD70M No. 4876 leading two newer ... (more)