A northbound UP freight rolls along the bluffs of the Mississippi River as it heads for the St. Louis area.

An A&S transfer from the northern half of the railroad nears the massive Gateway Yard, seen here crossing the CSX main at HN Cabin, behind the only painted GPs on the roster.

An empty BNSF coal train slowly crosses the fill over the UP Overland Route at Cheyenne as it heads north, catching some dramatic storm light for the large crowd of photographers waiting for the d... (more)

Respondek's power sits on a gorgeous June morning at their facilities at Granite City, awaiting the call to duty to switch the next customer.

MRL's 841 local drifts downgrade for Bozeman after waiting for MoW to clear up at the bottom of the hill.

MRL's 841 local for Bozeman/Logan from Livingston starts to ascend Bozeman Pass behind a trio of somewhat rare GP35s and a short train.

Blue Ridge Southern's local to Waynesburg heads west with a pair of GPs and a short train, with signs of spring becoming evident in the North Carolina mountains.

Blue Ridge Southern's turn to Asheville heads toward the NS yard for interchange behind a quad-pack of SD40-2/3 variants.

Blue Ridge Southern's turn to Asheville works the yard at Canton, NC assembling its train for interchange to NS.

FEC train 123 (perhaps the last one for the near future) rolls south on America's birthday.

FEC train 202 rolls north through Jupiter, FL with a little bit of everything the FEC roster has to offer (except for the rare GP38-2/3).

UP 844 accelerates out of Greeley with the Frontier Days' special for Cheyenne.

A monster eastbound mixed freight climbs Archer Hill on its way out of town after waiting for the UP 844 and the Frontier Days' special and two westbound freights.

UP #844 nears Cheyenne and the Frontier Days' Rodeo as it rounds the signature curve at Terry Ranch Road on the northbound journey.

With Ed Dickens at the throttle, 844 accelerates out of La Salle for the service stop just a few miles up the track at Greeley on the northbound run of the Frontier Days' special.