Rolling downhill, UP 2681 holds back an eastbound.

Loading at Granite. If one imagines hard enough, the train in the foreground is the eastbound City of San Francisco with an 800 class FEF-3 ripping downslope toward Cheyenne, while a 9000 c... (more)

No, the Overland Route is not quadruple-tracking. With the length of trains they run these days, the train count has shrunk. That fourth line is the lead to the ballast plant at Granite. I actuall... (more)

UP 2681 leads a westbound stack train.

UP 2681 leads a WB stack train through Lizard during a beautiful golden hour

A westbound Union Pacific coal empty climbs the 2% grade of the Moffat Road. It was a balmy 16 degrees when I got in the truck to drive over to Tunnel One, by the time I made the hike it was clos... (more)

UP 2681, a Tier 4, brings up the rear of an eastbound stack train.