A line of heavies are getting serviced at the fuel and sand stations while light power works on sorting cars in the massive North Yard in Denver, Colorado.
Union Pacific YPR60B arrives at the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center to perform its switching duties. While it may not look like it yet, changes are indeed coming to the area. The Freedom Center is ... (more)
I miss that tunnel. There must be a corollary to the theory of entropy which states that all the neat stuff goes away to be replaced by the mundane, ordinary and bland. The Seaboard Air Line app... (more)
I'm back for a visit and I get to see these things called double stacks. Boggles my mind that they've been around that long. Back in the two track days. I haven't gotten to railman in the three... (more)
Looks like a complete MP consist has gotten together almost 3 years after that great road disappeared except in paint jobs.
A westbound freight is shaking the ground as it roars eastbound. Looks that that second unit was in the wrong place and the wrong time some time ago. It's April and the chill precludes Blue Cut'... (more)
UP 6348, 7688, 5918, & 6546 power a westbound mixed freight.
UP 8387 & 6714 power a westbound stack train.
After my arrival I was thrilled to be living near famous Cajon Pass. This WB mixed freight is one of the first of many pictures or fine railfanning day, even with a ubiquitous -2.
Back when there seemed to be nothing but SD40-2s this consist is a little different but the real story is the first cut of cars. Livestock on the hoof. Probably one of the last such movements. ... (more)
An optical illusion makes it appear as though the Union Pacific oil train is running up an extra steep grade at Rocky, Colorado.
Light snow is falling in the valley of Crescent, Colorado as UP 7104 (AC4400CW) leads an oil can train south on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
UP 1526 heading to Diamond Plastics.
A little local is scuttling along southbound under threatening skies. And West is not in west Texas. It's named for a Mr. West. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
Cruising along Division Street.
