Priority Train from Chicago to St. Paul crosses over to Main 2 at Raymore with some unusual power leading. The Milwaukee-era target signals are about to be replaced.

'Tagged,' 'patched' and faded -- this road-weary former SD45 is undoubtedly rough on the outside, but it was still grinding out the revenue miles for its latest owner in the spring of 2007. To ac... (more)

Readied diesels on the wye at UP Yard Center in Dolton. On the right, MoPac Heritage Diesel UP 1982 is queued to lead ZYCHO1 to Houston departing (of course) after sunset. Ahead, "heritage" (unpat... (more)

An unpatched SP engine from the Anaheim Hauler sits on the wye in the night.

15,000 horsepower and 45 freight cars are but a speck on the landscape when compared to the vast California Desert surrounding UP's Cima Subdivision. A magical, mystical place.

Yard power idling across from the depot.

Yard power takes in the sunset under heavy cloud cover. CP #115 can be seen crew changing in the background.

Power from two haulers sit on the wye while two goats sit on the MOW track.

A loaded northbound autorack train, behind two leased units, rounds the bend into Savage at about 1100 on a Saturday morning. The lead unit started life in 1974 as an ATSF SD45.

A pair of SD45s! Well, almost - rebuilds but they still look good and the SP unit is still patch-free...

Light yard power idles across from the depot.

Yard power idles at the depot.

Freshly-rebuilt by Morrison Knutsen, re-painted SP 8598 leads DRGW 5405 and a SP tunnel motor await a crew in Glidden. Delivering 3 new diesels to NdeM, this train is most likely bound for Del Ri... (more)