I had the day off for a Utah state holiday today. I was able to catch the LUE46 local (Salt Lake to Tooele and back). I'm going to take a guess, and say that this SD70M must of spent some time in ... (more)

The sun has just risen over the North Yard in Denver, Colorado as the Abraham Lincoln UP 1616 (SD70M) gets ready to leave and head back to the depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 1616 (SD70M) leaves the Denver skyline behind as it starts the journey north on the Greeley Sub.

Abraham Lincoln Passenger Special Day 1 Union Pacific 1616 makes it debut with the upsteam program and runs an extra south to Denver the day the replica Denver Post Cheyenne Frontiers... (more)

PNYNY South Union Pacific 1616 rolls west under the BNSF on its way to Denver.

PNYNY North Union Pacific 1616 rolls through Sand Creek on its way to Council Bluffs.

Here is a good look at UP 1616 (SD70M) which is painted in a special scheme to honor Abraham Lincoln. The attractive red, gray and maroon scheme looks great with the Armour Yellow carried by the r... (more)

UP SD70M #1616 in the special Abraham Lincoln paint scheme runs under the cantilevered signals in LaSalle, Colorado as it heads back to Cheyenne on the Greeley Sub.

UP 1616 in the special Abraham Lincoln paint scheme (SD70M) leaves Denver behind and runs the passenger train through the refineries in Commerce City, Colorado.

UP 3806 (SD70M) leads a manifest train through the signal tower in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 1616 & 4404 lead UP's passenger fleet west to Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Passenger special returns to Denver after passengers took in the wild wonders of the annual Frontier Days. While not advertised as such, today's round trip from Denver basically was the old Denve... (more)

UP 1616 & 4404 lead UP's passenger fleet west to Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The Union Pacific's newest painted special engine, UP 1616 (SD70M painted in honor of Abraham Lincoln) sits at the depot in downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming for a crew that will take the passenger train... (more)

Late in the day, returning for the Bluefield railroad show, we found this WB train of empty TopGons nearing the top of the grade. It's the golden hour. I had hoped they would rebuild these (I lik... (more)