Surprise in Butler Yard that morning; we chased it all the way to Adams.

A flock of geese take a morning swim in the local pond as MBUVP, already running at a good clip, heads through Knapp. Tracks good for 49 mph here.

UP 1995 nears a crew change at Adams yard.

CNW Heritage basks in the warm sunlight of a late October afternoon, nearing Grand Marsh.

CNW Heritage rolls under the coal tower at Clyman Junction.

Three heritage units together on the run west.

The CNW unit leads west through Ashton en route to Des Moines, IA.

The giant green lightning bolt heads west leading a manifest to Des Moines.

Waiting for a green light...

UP 1995, 2001, & 1988 west of Kearney.

The "bird" has a neat little set of power today.....the CNW Heritage unit...one of the UP Olympic Units.....and the Katy Heritage unit...... The train is rolling to a stop after ducking under t... (more)

The "bird" has a neat little set of power today.....the CNW Heritage unit...one of the UP Olympic Units.....and the Katy Heritage unit...... The train is winding its way off the BNSF and onto U... (more)

The "bird" has a neat little set of power today.....the CNW Heritage unit...one of the UP Olympic Units.....and the Katy Heritage unit...... The train is pictured coming off of UP rails and ont... (more)

The CNW heritage unit (UP 1995), the Olympic Torch Relay (UP 2001) and The Katy heritage unit (UP 1988) highball through La Fox, with ZCSLT 03, the westbound "Bird." Later into its trip to Lathrop... (more)

UP 1995, UP 2001 & UP 1988 all lead a short high priority intermodal west through Wheaton