The UP special is on the move at Diamond Bar heading east. The train had arrived westbound into LA 3 days earlier. Shades of the 'City of Los Angeles' streamliner days.
UP's A-B-A set of E-units leads an eastbound special at Diamond Bar, holding at the end of double track to let a freight clear.
"Empire Builder" arriving in Chicago
Second section of "Cities" trains arriving in Chicago
UP 931 at the fueling rack in Cheyenne.
Union Pacific's A-B-A set of E-9's head east on the ex-CNW. The train will turn south at Nelson and head for St. Louis.
Soon after they were aquired from NREX.....
UP 939 and a motley consist reminscent of Amtrak's early days heads south toward Denver. Note the SP full-length dome car.
Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr fuels up in preparation to continue on to Denver and points east.
The eastbound City of Portland/SF pauses in Greeley. Note the full vista-dome three cars back.
The eastbound City of Everywhere, heading toward Cheyenne. For a few years they combined the "City" trains between Green River and Cheyenne.
Zoom!
Union Pacific's Business train is caught here in low sun as it slowly rolls through Dixon. It was stuck behind a manifest to Eagle Grove, IA, until Nelson.
UP Business Train sits for a impromptu photo shoot!