Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey "Red" train, has just left Las Vegas after a 4 day run, it's next destination is Tucson, AZ

This westbound coal load is passing under Billies Mountain. In 1982-83, record moisture soaked the mountains causing the Great Thistle Slide. The Slide buried the helper town of Thistle, the rail... (more)

Close-up of EMD's HTCR truck on SD70M at Irvington.

After waiting for Amtrak to get through town, UP's Sedalia Sub local goes back to work switching industries in the Sub's namesake town. You can see that UP 693 is right at home on this former MP l... (more)

Union Pacific's Roseburg to Eugene manifest splits US&S style B lower quadrant semaphores on the former SP Siskiyou line at Oakland, Oregon. The 95 car, 6265 ft. train had mid train helpers cut in... (more)

UP 8567 leads an eastbound over Sherman Hill at last light on a cool summer day at Hermosa, Wyoming. This was the first train after a very long 4 1/2 hour lull between trains on this otherwise bu... (more)

Switching amongst the industry and fields of Santa Maria

A short transfer passes thru the West Bottoms .

A unit sand train battles gravity on the way up Knapp Hill on the Altoona Sub. The tonnage would prove to be too much for the trio of locomotives and some cars would be set out at the next siding.

A North Platte to West Colton manifest departs Salt Lake City on June 14, 2013.

Z train

Z train

UP 7624 & 4601 lead a westbound stack train.

Jointed rail has been replaced with ribbon rail on much of the Altoona Sub but old obstacles like Knapp Hill still pose a challenge to the heavy new sand traffic. This westbounder is inching up to... (more)

The golden colors of autumn light up the hillsides above Tolland, Colorado, on the morning of October 1, 2008. Westbound Union Pacific MDVRO freight is at Tolland, Colorado, on October 1, 2008. In... (more)