After waiting for westbounds in Maricopa, UP 5486 (along with another SD70M and Torch Relay unit UP 2001) notch up to speed toward Tucson and points east.

A true powerhouse leads a UP mixed bag west through the small town of Malta. Second in consist is UP 1988, the Katy heritage unit, followed by an assortment of older EMD power.

Power for the SARAU-7 is working the yard getting things ready for departure out of the DFW area.

Part 1 of the Super Bowl special with UP 2010 on the rear heading to Austin Texas.

Cold steel on steel. Rock Island heritage GEVO 513 is DP'ed into Iowa City on the end of the Cedar Rapids turn.

A baretable rolls north up the Sacramento Valley on a fine January day. UP/CNW 1995 is the trailing unit.

UP's ZBRLC works through Woodford in the Tehachapi's with heritage unit 1996 running 3rd out.

Union Pacific's hot Brooklyn, OR to Los Angeles, CA Z train rolls under the old SP signal bridge at MP 377.0 as it drifts into Mojave, CA on its way to LATC. Note UP 1996 3rd out.

The Boy Scout engine and the SP heritage engine pull the Operation Lifesaver special into SLC.

UP 5647 drags the MRORV 17 the "Roper" up the hill and into Truckee. The train will soon stop to allow the KG1LT to pass & will the follow it up the hill. Note UP 2001 is second back.

Now up to track speed the ZBRLC 9, lead by UP 5484 climbs out of Mojave & past Fleta. A unit coal train bound for Trona can be seen in the distance. UP 1989 is running 3rd back.

UP 5484 drops the ZBRLC 9 down out of the Tehachapi's & into Mojave, as seen from Arroyo Ave just north of town. UP 1989 (D&RGW Heritage) is 3rd out in the consist.

A sure sign that autumn is just around the corner-the once dark green Iowa corn is turning brown as two Iowa Interstate GEVO's crest the hill south of Walford. From here, its downhill to Amana.

With UP 1995 at the helm, UP 2010 finds a spot of sunlight, trailing the OLS special to Union, IL.

The Boy Scout unit trails on a Operation Livesaver special through Elgin, IL. Although this isn't exactly what I wanted on the rear of this train, seeing a train on the Belvidere Branch in dayligh... (more)