A southbound Union Pacific coal train clatters across the Conrail crossing guarded by Pence Tower at Momence, Illinois, on September 8, 1990. This tower formerly guarded the crossing of New York C... (more)

Donner Pass Shed 10 Climbing the granite Sierra Nevada Mountains is a battle that has existed since 1869. Chinese immigrant laborers hand chiseled this railroad to open America. The rail... (more)

At Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri, two men break down a freight car truck to its individual components for rebuilding on September 29, 2011. Here they are removing the springs before... (more)

Union Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 6704 is in the shop at South Morrill, Nebraska, for a engine change on September 15, 2017. The day before, a new prime mover was lowered onto the frame by the capable... (more)

At the Union Pacific’s locomotive shop in South Morrill, Nebraska, a bad order traction motor is being changed out on Union Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 6300 on September 14, 2017. An overhead crane is... (more)

A bad order traction motor has been changed out on Union Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 6300 at the railroad’s locomotive shop in South Morrill, Nebraska, on September 14, 2017. The men use an overhead c... (more)

SD60M No 2295 preps to build G41 as a heavy snow falls.

In 1954 UP took delivery of 15 more 4500-hp turbines numbered 61-75, made distinctive by their recessed carbody for an external walkway called "veranda" style, and their four-truck arra... (more)

UP 7980 & 5693 eastbound with grain hoppers.

UP 6692 (AC4400CW) shoves a loaded coal through the yard at LaSalle, Colorado as it heads to Denver.

With track maintenance vehicles all over the place, and a three mile train in the vicinity. The railroad in the Salt Lake area is a complete mess. The Chevron local is pulling up under the bridge ... (more)

UP 801 (GP38-2) holds station with a bay window caboose and some heavies, including a Southern Pacific unit.

Getting a spin
At the Union Pacific’s South Morrill Locomotive Facility in Nebraska on September 14, 2017, a General Electric 16-cylinder 7FDL16 from Union Pacific AC4400CW 6704 gets a s... (more)

UP 7438 & 7043 westbound with a stack train.

Since no locomotives are allowed to run inside the shop, a Rail King RK 320 is used to move them in and out of Union Pacific’s locomotive shop at South Morrill, Nebraska, on September 13, 2017. Tw... (more)