Union Pacific GE AC4400CW-CTE No. 5687 is inside the former Rio Grande backshop at Burnham Shops in Denver, Colorado, for an overhaul on the evening of December 7, 2015.
A southbound stack train waits for a signal at the Columbia River Drawbridge. The ability to get up close and personal with Amtrak, BNSF and UP trains is a big factor in the railfan appeal of the ... (more)
UP 5861 & 8056 with westbound stacks.
An eastbound Union Pacific freight drops downgrade on Peru Hill, west of Green River, Wyoming, on June 25, 2021.
Stalling. Snaking upgrade through Tunnels 1 and 2 at just 3 mph, UP 5260 south and two fellow GE's are close to loosing the battle of getting the ILTSIR-31 over Tehachapi this morning. Whil... (more)
KSILB passes under the West Wellton searchlights as the tail end of the AMINGR accelerates from a stop on a very busy afternoon along the Gila Sub.
A traffic jam on the country's busiest railroad is brewing. An empty coal train waits for its slot to run back to the Powder River Basin while a loaded coal train slowly rolls as traffic ahead has... (more)
UP 5631 & 7615 power a westbound grain train.
A Union Pacific coal empty passes a BNSF load on top of Logan Hill, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 18, 2015. In the distance is another UP coal train heading toward Bill.
A manifest heads north between Salt Lake City and Ogden.
A westbound manifest has every crossing in the downtown area blocked as it performs switching.
UP 5673 & 5690 power eastbound loads on UP's Marysville Subdivision.
After a crew change, southbound Union Pacific No. 5736 leads a manifest out of the Dunsmuir Railyard and down the hill on the Valley Subdivision.
CWELB arrives in Long Beach with a consist of Colorado coal for export.
A UP empty hopper train rolls down Soldier pass with the towering Castle Gate rock guarding the mouth of Price Canyon in the background.
