UP 4014 leaving Las Vegas on its way to Cima

A westbound coal train heads through Jean, just west of Las Vegas on the Cima Subdivision.

Westbound Stacker heading through the S curve at Jean NV

Westbound manifest moving slowly through the "S" curve at Jean

Late afternoon along the Cima Subdivision of the former Los Angeles and Salt Lake...sees this westbound manifest glide downgrade.

Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey "Red" train, has just left Las Vegas after a 4 day run, it's next destination is Tucson, AZ

Westbound manifest snakes its way through the S curve at Jean

Westbound set of double stack intermodal, navigates the "S" curve at Jean , NV

California bound coal train, passing over the art deco bridge, about 30 miles south of Sin City

DPU pushing on eastbound manifest and making good time through here.

Westbound manifest winds it way through the "S" curve at Jean

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)

UP's Southern Pacific Heritage unit is leading this westbound manifest passing over the former Los Angeles Highway and a 1940's era art decco bridge.

Caught this westbound stacker at MP 304, just north of Jean Nevada. Seen here is the trailing DPU pushing this relatively short stacker past the Gold Strike Casino. Happy Cinco de Mayo.

After waiting for a while with hopes of catching a hot Z train trailing off through the open desert - what should I get but a 1 car local toted behind a backwards running SD40-2! In a way, the vas... (more)