As a light snow falls in Carlin Canyon the daylight inspired red and orange of Southern Pacific heritage locomotive #1996 adds some color to the wintery scene.

21 years after becoming a part of the Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago & Northwestern yellow and green finds itself on the point of a westbound unit tank train, carefully drifting down the western ... (more)

Espee heritage on the hill. UP 1996 leads its 3 car OLS special out of the west portal of the "big hole" (tunnel 41) just east of Norden.

Emerging from the west portal of Moffat Tunnel a 17 car Union Pacific shippers special rounds the big curve at Winter Park, CO as it makes a round trip run between Denver and Dotsero on the former... (more)

As a pouring rain brings new life to Tehachapi's rolling hills, BNSF's westbound 'Super Bowl Express drifts down grade behind tier IV ET44C4 #3951. The special train is rolling across the 4th cros... (more)

Brand new UP SD70ACe 8679 mustles the ILBOA up and over the Tehachapi summit. UP typically runs the ILBOA over the hill with a 1x1 consist.

UP 7667 crosses over I 80 at Long Ravine as it heads down the hilljust above Colfax.

Four BNSF GE's team to assault the grade found on Tehachapi's eastern slope with the "earthworm" in tow. The worm is running 4x3x3 this fine afternoon as the combined 44000 horsepower from the 10 ... (more)

Having left Union Pacific's Nevada Subdivision at Hazen UP's Mina Local begins its journey down the Mina Branch towards Wabuska, NV. Leaving town the local rattles the switch to the Fallon Branch.... (more)

An eastbound Metrolink 'extra' slowly pulls out of the siding at CP Ravenna within the confines of Soledad Canyon. Originally completed in 1876 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as the final link i... (more)

After a successful rebuild Union Pacific's famed FEF-3 #844 returned to excursion service pulling the 2016 addition of the Cheyenne Frontier Days special between Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY. Havin... (more)

Still sporting the old sun beaten logos of the Santa Fe, the old Colorado River bridge at Topock still carries BNSF trains across the CA/AZ state line. So welcome to sunny Southern California BNSF... (more)

Coming away from the second (of three) bridge crossings of the Mojave River, Union Pacific's eastbound West Colton, CA to North Platte, NE manifest slips through the heart of Afton Canyon. Origina... (more)

UP 1983 leads a Hazmat safety special out of Caliente and passed MP 336. The bulkhead flat has mock-ups of three types of tank car doms, the bulkhead is an old SSW car. Bringing up the markers on ... (more)

'Main line through.....Wyoming?' As a weather front begins to push in over Wyoming Union Pacific 1989, D&RGW heritage unit, has a hold of westbound tonnage dropping down grade from Pine Ridge into... (more)