Sitting side by side in front of the Helper, Utah Yard Office are these two EMD SD70ACe’s. On the right is UP 3027, an SD70ACe-T4 built in 2017 and just arrived at Helper with the MNYRO. To it... (more)

#3027, one of Union Pacific’s brand new SD70Ace-T4’s, is the lead engine on a matched set of 3 T-4’s leading the MNYRO-14 today. The train is seen here near the east switch of Grassy siding... (more)

Three brand new EMD SD70Ace-T4’s coming at you in eastern Utah. Thanks to a very helpful railfan in the Denver area I got enough advance notice of this MNYRO to get into position to capture thes... (more)

Todays MNYRO was a three bagger of new and very clean Tier 4 ACe's. Utah's Book Cliffs form a dramatic background here at the east switch of Grassy in the barren desert. Next stop for this train ... (more)

Generally speaking, UP's daily North Yard, CO to Roper, UT manifest is called at 3:30am. The process from call time to departure is typically 3-4 hours for the MNYRO. The result is usually an earl... (more)

Appearing to be just another coal train, UP's Denver to Salt Lake City manifest has just 10 additional miles to cross to arrive at Roper Yard. A cut of coal loads was added to the head end of the ... (more)