A westbound empty coal train enters the Union Pacific's famed triple track mainline at Gibbon Jct on a beautiful November afternoon.

UP 7121 leads MPRCB west through Elburn.

UP 7121 & 6771 lead an eastbound grain train.

Coal along the Colorado
A Union Pacific coal train is following the Colorado River into Red Gorge between Yarmony and Radium, Colorado, on November 1, 2012.

I was quickly running out of daylight waiting patiently for this unit Ethanol train. As it struggled to climb the grade out of Vegas, taking almost 90 minutes to make the 28 mile (by rail) trip to... (more)

As the sun sets rapidly, a northbound UP freight is just getting underway after meeting a loaded grain train at the 10,800 foot long passing siding at Carnes, Iowa.