UP president Jim Young, standing at the top center, along with several other Union Pacific executives pose on the final UP Heritage locomotive, UP 1996.

UP 1996, UP's last locomotive of the Heritage Fleet is seen pulling out of the diesel shops and into the nice morning sunlight for the first time with the SP 6051 trailing behind. The "detarper" d... (more)

Here it is guys... UP 1996, the final UP Heritage Unit, in the new "Daylight" scheme sits in the City Yard section in Roseville JR Davis yard. Just one and a half locomotives length behind is SP E... (more)

A Northbound UP Z train picks up speed out of Klamath Falls, Oregon after making a crew change. On the other side of the train is a string of 12 UP locomotives which would run North later in the n... (more)

UP 6936, leading the Dunsmuir Railroad Days Special is seen running on the very long trestle at Redding. This was part of a two day trip from Portola. Very special thanks to my friend Al Bayer for... (more)

Sitting in Portola yard during the early stages of sunrise is the FRRS Dunsmuir Railroad Days Special with UP's famed DD40X "Centennial" 6936, sporting american flags for the 4th of July. Nikon D2... (more)

BNSF takes advantage of its trackage rights on UP's Cal-P (Sacramento-Oakland) line. Here we see BNSF H2 GEVO 7706 leading a WB OIG (Oakland Intermodal Gateway) bound stack train along the San Pab... (more)

The BNSF Employee Appreciation Special is seen at East switch Collier. This was the last trip for the special out of Richmond. It will travel down the valley stopping at the main hubs running spec... (more)

The BNSF Employee Appreciation Special is headed Eastbound to Maltby, passing through Martinez. This location is only about a mile or two West from Muir Trestle. Nikon D200, 18-70mm.

A going away shot, the BNSF Employee Appreciation Special is seen approaching the West switch Collier. Upon arrival, another group of employees and their families will board the train and take a 3... (more)

The first WB trip of the day for Richmonds BNSF Employee Appreciation Special is exiting out of the Franklin Canyon area and is just several minutes away from arriving Richmond yard. It is seen he... (more)

The BNSF O-RICRIC-13 (BNSF Employee Appreciation Special) is seen running on the Muir Trestle in Martinez, CA. Nikon D200, 18-70mm

Early morning sun shines on the BNSF O-RICRIC-13, a BNSF Employee Special which will make two roundtrips to Maltby and return. Nikon D200, 18-70mm

Talk about good timing! The UP local MRVSJ meets the DPU of an EB BNSF stacktrain, BNSF H2 GEVO 7672 and an NS SD70M-2 2726. Here is the view if I did a complete 180 degree turn: http://railpictur... (more)

AMTK 510 is seen pushing a commute train towards Sacramento in afternoon light through the town of Crockett, known for the C&H Sugar factory. I am not completely sure but I have heard that the sun... (more)