Westbound containers crest the Harriman Line, moving back on to the Overland Route at Dale Junction.

Under a big sky, three big UP units march up Sherman Hill like Hannibal's elephants over the Alps. Over the small hill visible upper right, the old (very old) alignment to the long-abandon... (more)

UP 8092 works the back of a mixed freight at sunset on the Overland Route. The train has recently come up the Harriman Line, cresting at Dale Junction, and is moving to the double-tracked high li... (more)

Hi priority stacks from the west coast.

Amtrak 145/154 lead the westbound Southwest Chief, rolling off Raton Pass on approach to Raton, NM, before hitting the racetrack that will take these passengers west to Los Angeles.

Directional running in the sparse southern Colorado rolling plains. A pair of dedicated DPUs work the back half of empty coal through the continual curves of Trinchera Pass en route to a refill i... (more)

Driving westbound into the late afternoon sun, auto racks come off the Harriman Cutoff, while in the distance, an eastbound stack train builds up steam for the final push over Sherman Hill.

The UP 844 (and SD70ACe helper 8444) and the Wyoming wind put on an impressive show as the classy steamer approaches Laramie as it heads back home after a trip to Oregon. Probably nearly every UP... (more)

Working uphill on the 110-year-old "new" route over Sherman Hill, which is at this point about 2-3 miles south of the original line.

The moon is coming up in the east, while another train works its way up toward the highest point on the Overland Route.

On the final stretch home from Oregon's "Pendleton Roundup," UP 844 and protection power UP 8444 (that's pretty classy, UP) exit the unusual configuration of Tie Siding, and bend west toward Hermo... (more)

On the left, merchandise by container from the west coast heads east. Through the southern bore, a potash train is picking up speed as it crests its summit off the Harriman Cutoff.

A manifest rumbles past the small Essex Yard and the Izaak Walton Inn with a rather eclectic lashup, including and SD45-B and an upgraded geep in a GP30 carbody.

Approaching Castle Rock, climbing out of the Denver basin, BNSF 9241 and a SD70MAC manage to outpace a snowstorm.