UP 1353 parked near a colorful trio of excavators in St. Paul.

A UP crew ambles along the Duluth waterfront with two former D&RGW GP40-2s and a short train while the American Spirit takes on a load of taconite pellets.

The bartender reaches into the cooler for a cold one at the "400" Club in Altoona, Wisconsin which was named after the famous Chicago and Northwestern passenger train that used to pass right by th... (more)

A close lightning strike flashes above the Union Pacific depot in Altoona, Wisconsin as yard power hunkers down in the yard waiting out the thunderstorm's heavy rains and wind bursts.

Red, White, and Blue...and Yellow. Fireworks get shot into the sky from Lake Altoona over Union Pacific's yard in Altoona, Wisconsin where a GP40-2 and a GP60 rest.