60 years have passed since Cheyenne last heard the roar of a Big Boy as it stormed out of town westbound up Sherman Hill. On May 2nd, 2019 what was once a daily ritual was recreated thanks to the ... (more)

On April 28th, 2014 Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 departed Union Pacific's West Colton yard and began its journey home to Cheyenne for restoration. Little over 5 years later the City of Cheyenne was ... (more)

A westbound 'shooter' drifts down grade through the searchlight installation at the west-end of Hermosa, led by Chicago & Northwestern 'heritage' unit #1995. This searchlight installation is one o... (more)

With ten pieces of Union Pacific's first class varnish in tow and Union Pacific's 'Military Spirit' locomotive leading the charge a westbound passenger special sails through Pine Bluffs, WY having... (more)

An eastbound intermodal train conforms to the curves approaching Sherman, Wyoming and the 8015' summit of Sherman Hill. UP 6706 on the point began life as Chicago & Northwestern 8804, reporting fo... (more)

Catching a brief break in the clouds a pair of eastbounds, an 'I' train on main one and a hot 'Z' on main two, nearly have the 8015' summit of their endeavor up Wyoming's Sherman Hill within sight... (more)

Westbound BNSF grain loads carefully drop down grade at Ilmon, with a mixed bag of power up front. The train's swing and rear distributed power consists can also be seen in this view, adding much ... (more)

Leaving Cache Creek Canyon eastbound Union Pacific tonnage carefully drops down the east side of Tehachapi, conforming to the curves at Warren.

With desert wildflowers in full bloom an eastbound BNSF manifest drops down the east side of Tehachapi at Warren.

As the sun begins to slip behind the horizon the last rays of light paint the Mojave Desert in a wonderful glow highlighted by the presence of BNSF's westbound 'Cadiz Turn'. The turn is on the hom... (more)

Harkening back to a time when waves of armor yellow painted EMD SD40-2s were standardizing road power on Union Pacific's portion of the Overland Route, a trio of North Little Rock 'rebuilds' burst... (more)

As a light snow begins to fall on a grey winter day a monster 190 car manifest drops down Archer Hill and into Cheyenne, seen just east of the OS at Barnett. Southern Pacific Daylight (heritage un... (more)

With the afternoon sun peaking in and out of the clouds a lumber heavy eastbound Union Pacific manifest climbs the grade out of Caliente and towards the former station of Allard (today the westend... (more)

On Saturday June 21st, 2014 a westbound Barstow to Stockton manifest carefully drops down grade between Woodford and Rowen on the west side of Tehachapi.

On Saturday August 15th, 2015 three of the Swan Ranch Railroad's four motors take the weekend off while enjoying the morning sun. The colorful group is made up of three La Grange graduates of the ... (more)