Working along the crashing shores of Emma Wood State Beach, the WOXOXB-18, made up by an SD70M, SD60M and two rock cars, pause between runs to take on more unearthed, soft dirt that will be taken ... (more)
It's a Locomotive, Not a CanvasBacking onto its train early in the morning at Union Pacific's Dolores Yard (in Carson, California) is UP SD70M 4604, which someone - apparently - fel... (more)
A Union Pacific work train makes its way through Ventura.
The rock that makes up the bulk of the new part of the seawall is dumped down into the excavated area. This is one heavy load. There will be several more loads of rock and fill to be dumped before... (more)
The work train spreads the excavated soil from the seawall project along the right of way.
Removing the soil from the area where the rock for the seawall extension will be placed into the dump cars. Restoring the property in the never ending battle against the sea.This section of Emma ... (more)
Restoring the property in the never ending battle against the sea.This section of Emma Wood State park has soft soil with is very susceptible to erosion. Union Pacific is extending the rock seawal... (more)
Two fishermen standing along the South Branch of the Raritan River barely acknowledge the presence of NS 211 rumbling overhead on a pleasant late spring afternoon.
An empty Herzog ballast train heads west back to the mine at Knippa, TX for another load, seen here passing under the former SP signal bridge that will continue to see trains for the forseeable fu... (more)
As threatening skies associated with a storm cell move northeast across the Kanawha River valley, UP SD70M No. 4604 idles on the point of NS 380 in the yard at Nitro, making its daily drop offs fo... (more)
Here's the UP 4604 I mentioned in photo 311306. He came out of Proviso on track two after the inbound Metra used th... (more)
Of course, went to the "Race track" to shoot BNSF and I get UP power...
UP run-through power is a frequently seen at Selkirk Yard. Several of these units congregate in the locomotive service area on a Monday morning.
UP 4604 heads North on the UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
