Union Pacific ES44AC No. 5401 gets lettered, striped and “Scotchlited” inside the paint shop at the Downing B. Jenks Shop at North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 18, 2015. Skilled workers like ... (more)
Inside the paint shop at Union Pacific’s Jenks Shop at North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 18, 2015, two workers (along with two more on the other side) thoroughly rinse EMD SD70M No. 4609 after... (more)
On a brisk winter morning, Union Pacific 5401 comes rumbling through the orchards located just south of Durham, California along the UP Valley Subdivision.
The daily San Jose to Roseville manifest takes a little detour up the old ex-Southern Pacific Mulford Line, on its way to Roseville.
I rarely have the opportunity to shoot in evening light this low on the horizon. The ethereal glow that the horizontal rays of sun created on UP 5401 was gone by the time the end of the train pas... (more)
I followed UP 5401's train down the mountain from Marcel to Edison, and I had the good fortune of capturing it at the north switch for Allard Siding in fantastic evening light.
A descending UP manifest, displaying a nice mix of GE & EMD power, is going in the hole at the south end of Woodford siding to allow one southbound.
I was fortunate to catch this westbound train descending the pass before heading back to the Bay Area. The evening light at several spots, including Bena as seen here, was fantastic.
Masking up a train
Yarding a train
