UP 6515 leads MWCNP east through the desert landscape east of Las Vegas.
UP SD40-2 1689 sits in a siding near Apex.
UP SD40-2 1614 sits in a siding near Apex.
The KG1LA stacker led by three Heritage locomotives rounding the Apex curve on its way to Las Vegas.
Another "monster" stacker passing through the Las Vegas area...lead by 3 members of UP's Heritage Fleet. It was almost 12,000 ft in length.
UP sent a huge gift my way this past Saturday when it put UP 4141, the last special paint job I hadn't photoed, as the leader of 6 other units on the QWCNP. The train hit Las Vegas at sunrise, and... (more)
This eastbound coal empty is rounding the curve next to the main landfill for the Las Vegas area.
This eastbound manifest is rounding the curve next to the main landfill for the Las Vegas area.
This eastbound stacker, is winding its way through the high point of the Vegas Valley.
A Union Pacific eastbound, led by an SD40-2, SD45, SD40-2 lashup, is seen at Apex, Nevada on May 18, 1980.
UP's new washy program seems a bit spotty at best. The inscription on the front "bigfoot" makes me wonder if he was the washer? This westbound shot taken on the curve in Apex.
