Afternoon sun is hitting just right as UP 1344 rounds the curve in Portland with four cars for the cement plant and a work train added for good measure. It seemed fitting seeing the ex Rio Grande ... (more)

The sun just begins rising as UP 8335 makes its way through Portland with a loaded rock train. Although it isn't much, Union Pacific still runs a tiny bit of the old Tennessee Pass line.

Rock and Rail's exclusive #401 at Portland, CO.

OSS 3416 at Portland Cement.

RRRR 501 at Portland, CO.

Rock & Rail. Rock & Rail GP40-2 no.s 201, 401, and 501 are seen resting in Portland, CO where they serve a cement plant. This short line has a particularly interesting reporting mark: R... (more)

Best AAR reporting mark ever. Ex-SSW 7249

The Morning Fog Lifting at Portland
Eastbound from Parkdale, CO, Rock n Rail train with Rio Grande heritage flies around the Arkansas River bend at Portland. A sudden burst of sun br... (more)

A pair of Rock & Rail units at Portland, CO.

A trio of Rock & Rail GP40s work the yard adjacent to the LafargeHolcim cement plant in Portland. The power briefly fouls the SH 120 crossing while the conductor lines a switch.

A Rock & Rail train consisting of three units and two cars clears the UP main near the LafargeHolcim cement plant in Portland. A little bit of fall color brightens the scene along CO State Highwa... (more)

Today’s UP RPUDD rock train winds along the Arkansas River as they pass the other large customer on this famous line. That is the Holcim cement plant located in Portland which is more)

Rock is one of the two remaining types of traffic revenue that still traverses over the famous Tennessee Pass line. Here it passes alongside the Arkansas River as Union Pacific brings another loa... (more)

The Rock & Rail begins its day as lite power as it passes CP Adobe. The train will soon enter into the massive Holcim complex located a few miles from here where a train load of cement is awaitin... (more)

Shoving back onto the lead track to the cement plant, the Canon City local begins what will be a few hours of work as the train starts to serve this line's largest customer.