UP 9085 thunders upgrade on the approach to the Tehachapi Loop.

UP 8587 descends aroung the horseshoe curve at Caliente, near the bottom of Tehachapi Pass.

A 124 carload coal train slowly grinds up the grade of the Joint Line as it approaches the control point of Castle Rock as a thunderhead forms in the background.

BNSF 9318 & 8594 westbound with a mixed freight.

UP 9013 (SD70ACe) leads a freight into the sunrise as it passes a power plan in northeast Denver, Colorado.

The Chicago Northwestern UP 1995 heritage engine (SD70ACe) is waiting at a signal tower in Denver, Colorado for a crew that will take the empty coal train up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heirtage unit, sits idle in BNSF's Irving Yard after bringing in the M TULIRB the previous night. 1072 would leave later in the evening with the M IRBTUL returning t... (more)

Northbound Through the Junction. The S&A moves slowly through Devine Junction toward Andrews Yard, where it will rest only a few hours before leading NS 12R north toward Charlotte, NC.

Norfolk Southern #1067, the Reading heritage unit, is seen here on the red carpet at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2012 as us photogs got our shots.

UP heritage engine 1995 (SD70ACe) in the Chicago Northwestern livery waits for a crew that will take it up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

BNSF 9326 (SD70ACe) shoves a loaded coal train through Hudson, Colorado on its way to Denver.

UP Rio Grande Heritage unit #1989 leads the Long Beach to Denver Z at Blue Cut.

NS 15T speeds west through Shawsville, VA as a supercell thunderstorm looms in the background.

A BNSF SD70ACe leads an export coal train bound for Roberts Bank, BC through the tunnel at Mullan Pass.

A set of MRL Helpers head light powered back to Livingston under a stormy sky.