Run around UP 4014/844 in Medicine Bow, this high priority gets a free run ahead of the Great Race to Ogden.

A new car for BART's upgrade flies westward down Interstate 80 ... I wonder if anyone there knows it's just passing by the UP 4014 that is running a mile or so off to the south.

Rolling up to Cheyenne Depot, and crew change point, is "one last freight" to shoot through before the christening of Big Boy 4014's second life. Crowds are already gathered for the steam behemoth... (more)

TVRM GP7 #1829 at the end of a morning ride on the system.

TVRM GP7 #1829 takes a ride on the TVRM turntable, while a half-trainload of spectators looks on. The 1829 lived its service life as US Army #1829, and is rumored to have been purchased operationa... (more)

First time under its own power (with an assist from the 844 and an ACe) back across the Overland Route. Beautifully done, UP.

Sunday morning off.

South out of Settegast (ex Mopac) Yard, about to cross over the mainline through tracks of Englewood (ex SP) Yard.

At home among the stacks.

Sorting tankers and covered hoppers under a beautiful Texas January sky.

C&TS K-37s #s 487 and 484 rest by the engine shop (not a round house because, well, it's not round) on a sunny warm summer afternoon.

The original D&RG roadbed through Gunnison Canyon is still apparent. In fact, it's a hiking trail up to a boat ride, which takes riders past the Curecanti Needle, a famous logo from days of Rio Gr... (more)

Ten years ago, the Mississippi River and its northern tributaries took in more rain than they could handle. In Cedar Rapids, the CRANDIC tried to forestall disaster to their mid-town bridge by loa... (more)

Ten years ago, the Mississippi River and its northern tributaries got more rain than they could handle in mid-June, causing epic flooding conditions all along the Mississippi River Valley. In Ft. ... (more)