With a freshly re-painted SD70M leading an AC4400CW past a searchlight signal, the skyline is perhaps the only giveaway that this is 2024 instead of 25 years earlier.

Refurbished and ready for testing

UP 5830 (ES44AC) carries the new Union Pacific paint scheme as it leads a freight east on the Transcon.

A UP Coal Train and BNSF Grain Train passes each other on the KCT Main by Union Station with a UP rebuild leading.

UP 5830 (ES44AC) leads a freight east on the Transcon through Dale Creek in Wyoming.

Union Pacific is Wabtec biggest customer. Another born again GE gets ready for delivery.

Fresh rebuild out of the Wabtec plant on the north side of Fort Worthless Texas.

Fresh paint and ready to pull some freight.

More locomotives being pulled from Justin storage for cosmetic surgery at Wabtec.

UP 5801 is on the point of a Southbound manifest making a set out at Fleta, south of Mojave.

Freshly baked out of the oven looking spiffy

Freshly baked out of the oven looking spiffy

Into the sunrise, a long manifest finishes passing through the odd West Texas town of Marfa, heading east where in 10 miles it will summit the highest rail point in Texas at Paisano Pass.

Two shiny UP locomotives have arrived at WABTEC pulling more grungy units to the plant that were stored at Justin TX and these locos will get a facelift, and a tummy tuck, and will be looking bran... (more)

Fresh units: UP6016 - FXE4880 - UP9583 await pick up at BNSF Fort Worth sub at CPT Lambert