Union Pacific GE ES44AC No. 7977 leads the MRONY (Salt Lake City’s Roper Yard to Denver’s North Yard manifest) freight into Eisele (formerly Clay), Colorado, on June 9, 2013. With the great Pl... (more)

Approaching the west switch at Rocky, Colorado, is Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight from Salt Lake City to Denver on June 9, 2013.

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight train from Salt Lake City to Denver leaves the mountains behind as it heads eastbound through Rocky, Colorado, on June 9, 2013. On the rear of the train en... (more)

Union Pacific’s manifest freight between Salt Lake City and Denver, the MRONY, grinds through the curves leaving Azure, Colorado, and is about to enter Gore Canyon on November 1, 2012. Former So... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight from Salt Lake City to Denver is is dropping off the Front Range of the Rockies on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The head end of the train is in the backg... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY manifest freight from Salt Lake City to Denver is circling Big 10 Curve on Memorial Day morning 2013. The head end is in the background approaching West Rocky, while the re... (more)

Union Pacific’s manifest freight from Salt Lake City to Denver, MRONY, descends past the east switch at Eisele, Colorado, on May 27, 2013. Where the heck is Eisele you might ask? UP recently ren... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY (Roper Yard in Salt Lake City to North Yard, Denver Manifest) freight departs Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on November 6, 2012.

Union Pacific’s MRONY (Roper Yard-Salt Lake City to North Yard-Denver manifest) rolls through the long curve arcing into Crescent, Colorado, on March 10, 2013. The Continental Divide behind the ... (more)

Union Pacific's freight MRONY approaches Blue Mountain grade crossing west of Clay, Colorado, on April 23, 2001. Crisp snow-covered mountains at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon provide a wintery ba... (more)

Union Pacific’s MRONY freight heads east out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a sparkling April 23, 2001, just moments after the clouds dispersed and the sun lit up the scene.

A 10,000 ton Salt Lake City to Denver manifest charges east through CP RG677 Rio, while 10,685 ft. Mt. Loafer looms in the background. A particularly smoky Norfolk Southern SD70 was along for the ... (more)

Fog lifted in time to nab the Roper Yard, Utah, to North Yard, Denver, CO, train with Rio Grande heritage unit along the Colorado River. UP 1989's first trip east over the Colorado Rockies!

The Roper Yard, Utah, to North Yard, Denver, CO, train added Rio Grande heritage unit to point at Grand Junction July 9th. First trip east across Colorado Rockies along Colorado River.

Fresh snow seems to cling to everything, including this early morning eastbound.