Close up shot of the nose of the UP 7605, specially painted for the special that it is seen part of at Oakland. The GE/UP Green Technology Tour Train ran through out California showing off their h... (more)

The engineer of UP 4043 east looks over his paperwork for his trip out of the Bay Area before a crescent moon sets behind some buildings. After letting all the amtraks through, the dispatcher gave... (more)

Moisture in the air gives an interesting effect, making the SP patch job look like its hovering in the air, as a UP employee pressure washes the dirt and grime off the underside of the unit. On tr... (more)

On a very clear and windy Friday morning, AMTK 144 charges East with the first Reno Fun Train of the year, and Mt Tamalpais in the background. The San Joaquin on the left had been sitting there fo... (more)

Amtrak Cascades Talgo unit 469 leads the southbound Coast Starlight passed the old railroad town of Port Costa, CA. In the background is the massive Benicia Bridge that eliminated the use of ferry... (more)

Working the Con Agra Job, UPY 1378 along with a string of hoppers hold at CP Strong for a SB baretables train to pass by. UPY 1378 is a test unit with a microwave added on top for heating food for... (more)

Mt. Tamalpais is silhouetted against the afternoon sky as a westbound Amtrak Capitol rolls along San Pablo Bay at Point Wilson shortly before sunset. Now closed down, Pt Pinole Steel can be seen i... (more)

After a night of running down the Peninsula and laying over at San Jose, former WP 3555, UP GP40 9989 leads the last of the Golden Gate Railroad Museum's equipment through Alviso. Following the le... (more)

Southern Pacific heritage unit, UP 1996 leads the northbound IOASE along San Pablo Bay just several minutes before sunset. We got super lucky here, dispatcher was going to hold them at Pinole for ... (more)

Under a rainbow, three flag/flared UP SD70M's running elephant style pull a SB intermodal train shortly after passing over the the Summit of Cajon Pass.

UP's newest and last heritage unit, SP heritage 1996 is dwarfed by the large trees and the massive rock formation Castle Crags on its second revenue run on the SB MPDWC. Much credit to Andrew Robb... (more)

On her second revenue run, and almost as clean as the first time, SP heritage unit 1996 leads the SB MPDWC into the hole at Gibson in the Sacramento River Canyon to wait for one NB to pass. I coul... (more)

Pacing the SP heritage unit, UP 1996 on its first revenue run at Marysville.

After running through a ton of slow orders, and just minutes before sunset, UP 1996 North finally begins to accelerate and continue its trip to Portland on the MRVPT. Special thanks to Ryan Martin... (more)

Here it is! The Southern Pacific Heritage unit, UP 1996 runs NB on its maiden voyage for Portland on the headend of the MRVPT. Trailing is a fairly clean ACe and Western Pacific heritage 1983.