A westbound manifest train eat of Sidney on the Sidney Subdivision right at sunset.

UP 8309 & 7887 lead a westbound stack train on UP's Sidney Sub.

UP 9786 (Dash 9) sits along with 29 other engines at Sidney, Nebraska.

Day two of #4014's 2021 road trip begins with the train ducking out of the yard under BNSF & awakening the local wildlife, two birds seen narrowly avoiding it.

Lights from nearby parking lots, building and cars illuminate Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 as it sits the night in Sidney, Nebraska.

Morning Fire
Morning reds and glint ablaze at Sidney, CO. 8/6/21

Entering the Main
Like a jewel in the morning sun, 4014 eastbound gets high ball at Julesburg, CO Entering the main for North Platte, NE 8/6/21

Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4014 is hot and being readied for an August 6 departure from Sidney to North Platte, NE, as the sun rise for another historic day. Took the opportunity to capture t... (more)

UP Alco FA-FB units, powered by a 1500hp V-12 engine. Their performance must have impressed the UP management because 80 of them were ordered subsequently. Photo from my collection, no photographe... (more)

BNSF's ex PR30C's (now lettered for PRLX) have ended up on an interchange track to the Sidney and Lowe RR off the Angora Subdivision.

UP 4014 pulls out of its overnight stop of Sidney on its way to North Platte. At the same time, BNSF sent a Southbound over the 4014 on its own line. Talk about perfect timing.

Much has changed since Big Boys last roamed the mainlines of the Union Pacific, one thing that has not is the often severe afternoon thunderstorms that build up over Wyoming and Nebraska. Shortly ... (more)

A Centennial and an SD40-2 race a manifest eastbound, four miles west of Sidney.

Two Burlington Route (CB&Q) GP20's with (3) Union Pacific GP30's lead an eastbound freight at Sidney, Nebraska on September 02,1969. Photo from my slide collection, no photographer listed on slide... (more)

UP Alco FA-FB units, powered by a 1500hp V-12 engine. Their performance must have impressed the UP's management because 80 of them were ordered subsequently. No photographer listed on slide.