The conductor gives a friendly wave from UP 3528 as it leads a westbound manifest.

A westbound UP manifest with a renumbered SD9043MAC leading pauses in Truckee while the crew grabs a quick snack before continuing west over Donner Pass.

A renumbered UP SD9043MAC leads a 17 car Cheyenne, WY - Roper, UT auto train, approaching its terminal destination in South Salt Lake. The 3520 was built the UP 8036 by EMD in June 1996.

Between Truckee and Reno, a westbound UP manifest passes under the old SP signal bridge at Verdi, NV.

UP 8135, along with a SD70M and a 6900-series GE, leads the AASFX 17 through Knob Noster, MO on a comfortable December afternoon.

Rising more than 150 ft above the valley, two Indiana Rail Road MACs are leading 50 loads of coal over the near 2,300 ft long Tulip Trestle. The train loaded at Triad, located just west of Switz C... (more)

Two thumbs up from this crew on the River sub.

North Lake Sand stands guard over the former CNW as remnants of days gone by sit outside of Corey Oil, all whilst yet another freight heads west for Minnesota.

To make room for brand new GE ES44ACs, Union Pacific has been renumbering their SD90MAC diesels (which the UP calls SD9043ACs). UP 3502 rolled out of EMD's factory as UP 8030, and is seen with it... (more)

Three EMD SD9043MACs lead an 84 car Intermountain Power to Coop coal empty east through Spring Glen.

A UP grain train crawls past Saint Paul Union Depot. The depot last saw passenger train service in 1971, but will soon see new life. The new platform and loading tracks are installed, but not yet... (more)

Vermont Rail System is the second carrier in the Green Mountain Gateway haul of ethanol from the Dakota's to Providence, RI. Leased SD9043MACs CEFX 130 and 125 roll into Riverside Yard with the ... (more)

UP 8151 & 1913 lead a westbound manifest.