Over 30000 tons worth of a double grain train meanders 'down stream' through Palisade Canyon on Central Pacific's portion of the original transcontinental railroad. The CP (SP) was later joined by... (more)

By the late 1950s the final chapter had been written for mainline steam in North America, with the happy exception of those retained for excursion and public relation services, lines of dead steam... (more)

Flanked by EMD SD70Ms 4014 and 4884 Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 has nearly reached the summit of Cima Hill in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The Big Boy hospital train was on the Yermo to Las... (more)

Late afternoon in Cajon Pass finds a pair of trains 'racing' up the western slope of Southern California's Cajon Pass. In the foreground UP 8094 west (north by Union Pacific's interpretation) work... (more)

Under a gloomy sky Union Pacific FEF-3 no. 844 briefly returns to freight service as she heads home from Denver on the point of mixed freight, slipping through a cut between Swan and Wycon on main... (more)

14000 tons of Colorado coal rerouted off the Moffat conforms to the reverse curves between Rock Springs and Chevron on Union Pacific's Rawlins Sub. Bringing up the rear is UP 6367 (ex-SP 321), one... (more)

'A Proud Heritage'…… Proud Heritage is a portion of Union Pacific's stance on its heritage program and has been in the public eye for over a decade now, truthfully the statement goes much furt... (more)

The steam era…2016. The steam era in the United States ended in the 1950s however even all these years later several traces can still be found, both lovingly preserved and quietly forlorn. Case ... (more)

After taking the winter months off Union Pacific FEF3 #844 returned to the mainline on April 10th, 2017 for a 'break-in' run between Cheyenne, WY and Greeley, CO. On the return leg of its journey ... (more)

It takes a team. After a successful southbound 'break-in' run to Greeley, CO the Union Pacific steam crew takes a moment for a group photograph. Along the way hundreds of folks watched as 844 stor... (more)

Threading the Humboldt River in remote Palisade Canyon eastbound grain empties ride former Western Pacific iron en route to a crew change in Elko, Nevada. Coming in second place to lay rail throug... (more)

Western Pacific GP7 707, sporting the classic orange and silver paint of the WP is displayed at Portola railroad days. Just down from the 707 is WP FP7 805A. The classic EMDs are both parked in fr... (more)

No that's not a mirage.....With the weight of their soda ash train now fully on the uphill grade leaving the barren Searles Valley, which will persist all the way to Searles, the thunderous roar e... (more)

New platforms at Vincent Grade……over the last year Metrolink has brought several upgrades to their trackage and facilities at Vincent Grade/Acton, the summit of the former Southern Pacific 'Sa... (more)

There are few dull moments on Union Pacific's historic 'Overland Route' across southern Wyoming. Case in point finds a westbound Union Pacific manifest approaching the Union Switch & Signal search... (more)