Reagan Recession Storage

A downturn in the economy in the early 1980s caused the Union Pacific to store power that was deemed surplus in late 1981. Much of it was stored in the warm... (more)

Brand New UP 2572, 8022, 8108, 3848 & 4877 leads this power haul with cars on her return maiden trip.

Brand New UP 2572, 8022, 8108, 3848 & 4877 leads this power haul with cars on her return maiden trip.

Union Pacific 4991 heads towards the Needles Sub interchange to the Cajon Sub. Fully loaded the crew handles their train with care.

A DD35 sits next to some early UP high side coal gons, at Yermo, California. Basically two GP35's on a single frame, to get 5000 hp out of a single unit to meet UP's demands for high horsepower en... (more)

Union Pacific had 60 GE C36-7s all former Missouri Pacific units numbered 9000-9059. Delivered new with yellow and gray paint and MP lettering.

MP 2052 is the first in a long line of Mopac locomotives stored at the Union Pacific's Yermo yard. Photo taken with permission.

A UP SD45 sits coupled to couple of DD35's. No photographer name listed on slide.

Before 4014 comes by, a westbound manifest snakes its way into Barstow in the hot desert sun.

UP 4014 lays over in UP's Yermo yard after a long day heading over Cajon Pass and through the high desert of San Bernardino County.

Big Boy 4014 exits Yermo as it makes its way home to Cheyenne.

UP 6936 still looks in good shape, but sister UP 6932 has seen better days as they both soak in the sun in Yermo, California. The rest of the stored DD40s can be seen in the distance to the left ... (more)

On approach to the Daggett airport, my father banked the airplane over "hard" so I could take photos of the Union Pacific Yermo Yard with coal trains, a two unit helper set, and a SD40 switcher. T... (more)

A Seaboard caboose is a long way from home as it sits on the spur track to the Marine Corps Logistics Base near the Union Pacific Yermo Yard. The caboose was one of three Seaboards - Family Lines... (more)

Union Pacific 6904 is the first in a long line of stored locomotives at Yermo Yard. The dry climate made for an excellent place to store locomotives. Photograph taken with permission.