After delays due to MOW work, UP 6005 takes the siding at Moapa on it's approach to delivering coal to the Reid Gardner power plant in this late afternoon photo.

Just 18 months old parked in front of the Rio hotel this ACe looks even older in it's dusty state. As the point engine of this eastbound stack train.

Christmas in Las Vegas and the Las Vegas yard sit quiet with an occasional ring of the warning bell and the auto start feature on this westbound ACe.

With the Las Vegas Strip in the background the Henderson Local comes off the Boulder Junction Spur on to the main line on it's way back to Arden mini yard

This westbound k-line passes the restored Kelso Station

UP 1996 sits in the light prior to departure back to Los Angeles

UP 1996 in Las Vegas prepares to sholve it set of cars ten miles to a wye to turn the train.

With UP 5227 on Main #1 beside it, UP 4141 goes through a crew change before departure towards Yermo and beyond.

UP 4141 prepares to depart Las Vegas behind UP 5227 on it's first trip west on a very windy November night.

This UP Ballast train waits for a crew to continune it's journey west

As the passengers board for their ghostly ride in the Nevada country side. This 1910 Baldwin steam locomotive prepares to depart for an evening ghostly ride.

This empty ballest train waits for for clearance to proceed into Vegas and crew change.

Dry Lake Nevada, as the moon sets in the distance over the sheep mountains range to the west. This crewless ballast train waits out the Labor day weekend.

This westbound manifest finally catches a green at the entrance to the Las Vegas valley at Apex.

With both crew members working together prepare two additional engines to their consist. UP 8462 idles quitly on this Vegas morning.