Passing the Summit of Cajon Pass, UP 8912 west leads its train towards West Colton.

UP 8912 leads the MNPWC freight at Martinez on the Cajon Sub.

Working hard up the east slope of Cajon Pass at Lugo, 4 EMD lug a long MNPWC towards the Summit.

Brand new UP 8912 leads a North Platte to West Colton freight down Cajon Pass on BNSF rails.

A pair of brand new GE ES44AC 'heavies' push and pull the MNPWC through Stockton on the Summer Solstice, 2013.

Union Pacific's North Platte - West Colton manifest squeals around the big curve just west of Lake Point, Utah. Antelope Island, the Great Salt Lake, the former Western Pacific mainline and Inters... (more)

Moving along at a steady 15 mph, Union Pacific's North Platte - West Colton manifest climbs the 0.8% grade of the Lynndyl Sub just west of Pehrson siding. The MNPWC has 12 additional miles of 0.8 ... (more)

A Union Pacific MNPWC accelerates up to track speed on a level section of right of way along UP's Lynndyl Subdivision just west of St. John siding. The North Platte - West Colton manifest has two ... (more)

A single GE ES44AC leads Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest west along the Lynndyl Subdivision at Erda. A pair of EMD SD70ACe motors were shoving on the rear of this heav... (more)

Set up in 1x2 DPU, Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest departs Salt Lake City for it's 725 mile journey west to southern California.

Common practice on the UP when running distributed power is to place more power on the point that the rear or mid-train. On this particular train, one unit was set up on the point with two on the ... (more)

Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest crosses over from main #1 to main #2 at the east end of North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah.

How about two trains for the price of one? A little train congestion in the town of Nephi brought two westbounds to a screeching hault just east of town. A North Platte-West Colton manifest is tra... (more)