The sun begins to set behind the clouds in Denison, IA as an eastbound intermodal races across the former Chicago and Northwestern mainline.

An eastbound Union Pacific manifest passes under the Broadway bridge and accelerates into the morning light at Union Station. The tail end of an eastbound Missouri River Runner waiting to d... (more)

After the NS trackage right loaded coal bucket has pass on the main 1 track. Another NS trackage rights CSX Z601-07 (NS 163) get the signal to proceed north on the main 2 track through Long Island... (more)

UP AC45CCTE 5506 pushes the rear of train 603 potash at Bearspaw, Alberta

Leading this southbound UP train with mixed cars, GE AC45CCTE No. 7372, advance through the tunnel No.9 by the world famous Tehachapi Loop, on the UP Mojave Subdivision in Walong, Southern Califor... (more)

In the dry and hot places of the Tehachapi mountains, UP power lead by AC45CCTE No. 8156, cross the tunnel No. 5 on the way down to Bealville in Tehachapi Pass.

UP power approaching tunnel No. 5 on the way down to Bealville in Tehachapi Pass. At the background and bottom, movement of a BNSF train in Caliente going up to Bealville, to intersect with this U... (more)

The day ends in Cajon Pass, and Union Pacific coal train advance through the BNSF Cajon Subdivision towards San Bernardino - Los Angeles. Lead train original GE ES44AC locomotive reclassified by U... (more)

UP and CP power lead an auto rack train west along Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line as GEORGE M. STUPAR grabs his shot.

UP 5524 leads a quartet of GEs and an empty Canpotex train across the Pend Oreille River at Dover, ID west of Sand Point, ID. Dover is a junction with the Pend Oreille Valley Ry. which operates fr... (more)

Union Pacific AC45CCTE No. 7806 leading a stacktrain southbound out of the desert town of Mojave.

The UP El Centro Hauler has just departed the yard at El Centro Ca and is crawling along as it begins its journey to West Colton Ca. Top speed on the Calexico Sub is 40MPH until the train joins th... (more)

An E/B CSX manifest traverses the diamonds at Blue Island Junction as it makes its way slowly towards Barr Yard with UP 7821 (AC45CCTE), KCS 4039 (SD70ACe), and CSX 7914 (C44-8W).

This seemingly routine shot of a UP leader on a NS train passing a coal train in the siding in LaPorte, IN will quickly be forever changed. The ex-NYC signal bridge in the background is just about... (more)