UP 4014 and 4884 lead a 5 car special that is heading to West Colton to retrieve Big Boy 4014 and return to Cheyenne.

UP 8061 leads the Brooklyn intermodal down the Palmdale Cutoff south of Dike in the early morning.

Bringing up the rear of this southbound manifest at Dike on UP's Mojave Sub, UP 8101 eases along past the north switch just minutes from West Colton Yard.

UP 8060 leads this monster 500+ axle southbound at Dike on the Palmdale Cutoff.

UP 8063 North grinds upgrade at the north switch at Dike on the Mojave Sub.

UP 8031 decends the Palmdale Cutoff south of Dike as it heads for West Colton.

UP's West Colton to Roseville manifest passes through North Dike as it makes its way into Cajon Pass.

UP steam engine 844 charges out of West Colton up the famous Cajon Pass as it slowly moves through Dike on a typical stormy November day on the pass.

I think I can, I think I can.. After highballing West Colton yard, UP 844 leads its Yermo bound train up the UP Palmdale cut off to summit on a foggy and windy November morning.

Early morning just south of the siding at Dike, on UP's Palmdale Cutoff finds the Southbound auto train decending the grade towards West Colton.

Thanks SP for giving us SD-40s longer. Somehow I just like the old "basics" a little better than -2s, at least in terms of looks. Prominent spotting feature of SP rebuild seems to be the larger ... (more)