UP 7205, 6440, & 3060 lead a westbound mixed freight.

UP 7302 & 6521 power a westbound manifest.

UP 4533 (SD70M) leads an officer passenger train around the windbreak at Big Ten Curve as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Heavy snow falls as UP 6657 (AC4400CW) leads an oil train through a corner at Tolland, Colorado, heading east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

A pair of SD70's lead this Englewood, TX, to South St. Paul, MN, freight that has slowed up for the curves and diamond at Iowa Falls. The train passes over the branch the UP that runs over to Alde... (more)

A local fisherman enjoys the fishing on this warm evening as this South St. Paul to Des Moines freight train slowly rolls over the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. The train is working south on the Spine... (more)

A local fisherman enjoys the fishing on this warm evening as this South St. Paul to Des Moines freight train slowly rolls over the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. The train is working south on the Spine... (more)

A Roseport, MN, to Pasadena, CA, coke train rolls down a very cold Spineline. While it might be sunny, it's around -20 wind chill. It was a pretty miserable day out taking photos. Don't see too ma... (more)

A Roseport, MN, to Pasadena, CA, coke train rolls down a very cold Spineline. While it might be sunny, it's around -20 wind chill. It was a pretty miserable day out taking photos. Don't see too ma... (more)

In far western Iowa, the UP has a secondary mainline that comes out of St. Paul, towards Sioux City, and onto Council Bluffs. North of Sioux City, the CN and UP have joint trackage that UP dispatc... (more)

A hefty North Platte to Valley Park freight train pulls into Sioux City dead on hours. The train waited for the D&I to clear, and now crosses the BNSF and CN at the mix master diamonds in Sioux Ci... (more)

UP 6657 (AC4400CW) rounds the corner in heavy snow at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

Snow during springtime in Colorado’s high country is nothing new or unusual. On April 27, 2024, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train heads downgrade between Tolland and Rollinsville along South... (more)

Well, good news! The derail works!

Just over two hours earlier, at 7:00, this Union Pacific switch job derailed as it was bringing a cut of cars forward (eastward) to cle... (more)

UP #844 waits for the Big Boy to roll in to begin the Spike150 Celebration outside Ogden Station in Utah. This ceremony commemorated the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike at Pro... (more)