The Rio Grande heritage and its Chicago bound Z train are on the move after waiting for a westbound stack to pass by.

The Z train arrives at Newcastle, CA., emerging from a tunnel westbound with UP 1989 in the lead.

In a brief moment of sunlight, UP 1989 is illuminated under threatning skies westbound on a Z train at Rocklin, CA.

The Rio Grande heritage engine stops for a brief crew change in Ogden as it leads this priority 'Z' train to Lathrop, Ca.

Lead motor of tonight's train to Pueblo sits in the pit.

Ski Train Grande Gold: For two weekends in 2007, when one of the Ski Train's F40PH locomotives was down with mechanical issues, Union Pacific thoughtfully provided Rio Grande Heritage No. 1989 to ... (more)

UP 1989 [Mayan Apocalypse Study 2012] - UP 1989 leads a mixed freight train down the Cajon Pass on main #2 of BNSF trackage in route to the yard at West Colton.

UP 1989, Denver & Rio Grande Heritage Unit, leads a North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest down the famous Cajon Pass with the sounds of EMD dynamic breaks get louder as the train passes Sil... (more)

UP 1989 leads its train down BNSF track 2 as it rounds Sullivan's Curve.

A Long Beach,CA - Atlanta,GA stack train is on the last leg of its cross country journey as it speeds through Douglasville with UP's Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe on the point.

How I Spent my Last Day on Earth The sound of dynamic breaks off three EMDs, and I-15 truck traffic, echos off the mountain side as UP 1989, Denver & Rio Grande Heritage Unit, leads a North... (more)

Action at Grand Junction: Union Pacific’s Rio Grande Heritage locomotive No. 1989 is on the point of a Operation Lifesaver passenger special at Grand Junction, Colorado, and is getting fueled up f... (more)

On June 28, 2011, Union Pacific's MPUNY set out UP 1989 for an unspecified problem. The unit stayed in Colorado Springs until the next train would pick it up. Word of its presence in the Springs d... (more)

A future engineer? Everybody wants their photo taken with the Rio Grande heritage unit, including this little guy perched upon dads's shoulders while mom hurries to get the shot.

Union Pacific Rio Grande Heritage locomotive No. 1989 powers an Operation Lifesaver train on UP’s North Fork Subdivision south of Grand Junction on June 14, 2009. This pacing view is from parallel... (more)