After waiting on a northbound manifest to clear the diamonds, another UP coal train makes its way east through Fremont, crossing the BNSF's line between Lincoln and Sioux City. The unique blue hop... (more)
A westbound manifest charges past the grain elevator at the small, mostly forgotten about community of Roscoe. With a population of only 63 people and no businesses outside of handful of agricultu... (more)
NS 226 was the 7th intermodal in 5 hours. In order it was 220, I2Z, 24E, 22G, 290, 21R and this 226... the dispatcher had his hands full with trains hog-lawing from a broken rail and a local thro... (more)
Local A43 cools its heels for the fasted train between Los Angeles and Atlanta. UP branded this new service the Blue Streak, which interchanges in Shreveport and uses the jointly owned KCS/NS Mer... (more)
Two eastbound UP trains, both with SD70ACes head through Rochelle side by side, ducking under the classic CNW signal bridge in front of the railroad park. This signal bridge is living out its fina... (more)
The Union Pacific schemed SD70ACEs are a personal favorite of mine of the various western ACE models that have visited NY State such as the BNSF or KCS now employed in the massive ethanol and oi... (more)
a westbound UP auto train was leaning into the super elevated forty mph curve about to pass the approach cantilever signal to end of double track at Dome
With a pair of recent deliveries from EMD on the point, Union Pacific's MNPRV (North Platte, NE - Roseville, CA) manifest glides west down the Evanston Subdivision at Echo, Utah. The train include... (more)
