Having just topped the summit of Peru Hill an eastbound Union Pacific shooter coasts downgrade into Green River, WY. A trio of EMD SD70AHs make up the headend consist; UP 8888-8883-8944.
About to begin the daunting 6 mile climb to Cliff a eastbound BNSF stack train swings around the Caliente horseshoe, led this morning by BNSF warbonnet 715.
If you've ever stood in amazement at the sight of an eastbound laboring out of Caliente, fighting for each mile through all the twists and turns, obtaining 700 feet in 6 rail miles to again come i... (more)
Nearing the summit of the continuous pull that has ailed them since departing Needles, BNSF's westbound Q NYCLAC is now only a few miles from the top at Goffs.
C&NW heritage...version 2.0! Having recently emerged from NRE's paint booth in Mt. Vernon, IL Union Pacific's 'refreshed' C&NW heritage unit finds the leading roll on a westbound Z train, seen neg... (more)