After a quick crew change of less than 5 minutes, UP 1988 leads 3 brand new SD70ACes out from under the famous C&S bridge over the 4-track main. This was the first revenue run for UP 8671-8673.
As an eastbound stack train finishes its climb of Archer Hill, UP 1988 crests the top of the hill near the small town of Archer, WY. The two trains have 9 combined locomotives, 5 SD70ACes and 4 SD... (more)
An Iowa Interstate gevo was an unexpected surprise on UP's North Yard to North Platte manifest, seen here nearing the top of their climb at Speer Junction, just outside Cheyenne, Wyoming.
A grand old name in Union Pacific passenger lore, the Overland, westbound Train 27, passes under the C&S overpass at the west end of Cheyenne on December 26, 1965. Led by SDP35’s 1407 and 1400, ... (more)
Three units – a pair of GE U50’s and an EMD DD35B – labor up Archer Hill, Union Pacific’s climb from Crow Creek east of Cheyenne, the day after Christmas, 1966. While not the ordeal nor th... (more)