Proviso, IL, to South St. Paul, MN, freight rolls thru South Beaver Dam enroute to Adams for next crew change. The dams Sub was bus this afternoon with this 1 westbound, but 3-4 eastbounds to meet... (more)

UP 3477 grinds through Hinda with the QWCEW in tow.

Union Pacific 8085 and a few other power units sit proudly in in the Provo Yard as they await their next assignment.

Early morning east of Colton finds recently renumbered SD90MAC UP 3477 leading a manifest train through the Loma Linda area on the former SP Sunset Route.

A UP SD9043Mac passes a freshly loaded BN coal train with an SD60M on the point. The grade here is 1% and has been climbing for about a mile a half from Nacco Jct.

UP 3477 leads the QWCEW around the sweeping curve as it nears Beaumont.

One of UP's re-numbered 90mac's leads an eastbound manifest through Loma Linda.

A brand new UP8224 SD9043MAC screams up Walker Hill in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This was likely the MAC's first trip east from the mines...

Now here's somthing you don't see every day! 2 Union Pacific SD9043MAC's leading CN 280 south of Durand Michigan. Definitely a nice surprise!

Sunrise at Sidney
A westbound Union Pacific coal train passes milepost 403 east of Sidney at 5:43 a.m. on July 11, 2008, under a spectacular Nebraska sunrise.

A Utah RWY train with UP power loads high in the Cliffs west of Price, UT. The Wattis load-out would close soon after this photo was taken.

New SD9043MAC UP8261 screams upgrade past the Willow Creek Coal Load-Out. This was a bustling place loading many trains for the new LAXT. It was once projected to be one of the largest undergrou... (more)

The classy Big MACs of the Indiana Railroad bring empty buckets through a cavern of trees on their way through Wisconsin. Ultimately they will be loaded with coke at Roseport, MN.

UP8048 West blasts upgrade at the Kyune Gooseneck. The grade and curvature at this location make for a tortuous climb. Note the gleaming new NVPX coal hoppers..

A Union Pacific coal train climbs the 1% grade thru Azure, Colorado. The photo is taken from Inspiration Point. A easily accessible and very spectacular location. It is also the sight of several... (more)