Highball Lakepoint, with the Qquirrh Mountain Range for a backdrop.
Of course the ugly one is on the point. Union Pacific 5879 and 7020 lead an afternoon westbound at Warner. The North edge of the town of Tooele, Utah.
There is still plenty of snow on the ground here at the fairly moderate elevation of Kyune, Utah, even though it’s early Spring. The MRONY is just hitting the 2% downgrade at the upper end of Pr... (more)
The sun sets on a hotshot stack train as it overtakes a loaded coal drag between Hershey and North Platte Nebraska.
A complete monster: On the North Fork Branch I hit my first ever US coal train. UP AC4400CW-CTE #5879 and AC4460CW #7344 in front, SD9043MAC #8204 as end helper (just cornering and entering the sc... (more)
Reno Junction is a fantastic spot to watch trains in the Powder River Basin. Case-in-point is this eastbound (actually heading compass south) on Main 3. The train just finished loading at the Blac... (more)
