UP e/b manifest train derailment at Aikins, Kansas, on the Kansas Division between Topeka and Marysville. Units involved: U25Bs 632, 627, and Alco DL-640 (RS-27) 677. Photo made on November 24, 19... (more)

UP e/b manifest train derailment at Aikins, Kansas, on the Kansas Division between Topeka and Marysville. Units involved: U25Bs 632, 627, and Alco DL-640 (RS-27) 677. The up-side-down 677 can be s... (more)

Two UP U-50's, a GP-7B and another Geep are in the siding at Aikins, Kansas to meet an eastbound, headed for Kansas City while Nos. 45 and 43 are going to Marysville and on to North Platte, Nebr.,... (more)

Just after sunup on a chilly winter morning, coal loads grind uphill to the summit at Aikins, meeting a manifest in the hole. Although the grade here is merely 0.6%, UP only supplies enough power ... (more)

The only way there could be more cows in this picture is if that were a cattle train! This was the second attempt at this shot, after the cows settled down and the rancher was convinced I wasn't a... (more)

UP 8135 winds upgrade through Aikins on a frosty Kansas morning.