Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 rests in Rock Springs, WY after Day 2 of its maiden voyage to Ogden, UT. UP 844 is the second locomotive in the consist, probably feeling somewhat neglected ... (more)
Big Boy's Return to the Rails: Recently restored Big Boy locomotive 4014 leads the Union Pacific Transcon 150 special toward Rock Springs, Wyoming on its debut excursion.
14000 tons of Colorado coal rerouted off the Moffat conforms to the reverse curves between Rock Springs and Chevron on Union Pacific's Rawlins Sub. Bringing up the rear is UP 6367 (ex-SP 321), one... (more)
Running towards the early morning sun Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr is approaching Rock Springs having passed the old station site of Kanda. A major maintenance of way project on the train'... (more)
Welcome to Rock Springs, WY.
DPU power on an eastbound mixed freight clears the overpass for the Rock Springs airport. The trailing SD70M is MU'ed to a DPU capable unit making for an odd consist.
An eastbound steamship container train curves out of Rock Springs, WY as it continues its journey across the Overland Route.
A westbound UP autorack train stretches out along the Overland Route, just east of Rock Springs, with a visiting KCS engine trailing.
An eastbound mixed freight curves around the rocks east of Rock Springs as it accelerates on to the relatively flat plains of west central Wyoming.
UP 5299 leads a detouring Amtrak train 6 through Rock Springs Wyoming. UP 5299 was added to #6 at Roseville due to a fuel leak on AMTK 184.
Union Pacific Challenger 3985 runs fast into morning sunlight with a short ferry train at Rock Springs.
Union Pacific 8444 is just east of Green River making good time with a short ferry train at Rock Springs.
The Pointless Arrow returns to Wyoming as the Westbound California Zephyr is led by the Phase I P42.
With an added UP "Fast Forty" Amtrak train 5 the San Francisco Zephyr screams past a UP freight that is having power problems at Rock Springs. It had been a very cloudy, wind swept stormy day alon... (more)