Even at speed, the massive engine was nearly enveloped by cloud due to the fast falling snow and the hot steam hitting the sub-freezing temperature. An amazing sight to see. Here UP 4014 is runn... (more)
UP 844 leads the long line of glistening Union Pacific coaches and domes northbound out of Denver heading toward the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
After a successful rebuild Union Pacific's famed FEF-3 #844 returned to excursion service pulling the 2016 addition of the Cheyenne Frontier Days special between Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY. Havin... (more)
On a hot July afternoon in 1962, Union Pacific GP9 311 has been waiting with the northbound local at Sand Creek north of Denver for the afternoon parade of inbound passenger trains. First up is tr... (more)
One of the classiest of all F-unit paint schemes adorned CB&Q’S “greybacks,” an attractive off-white -- officially “imitation aluminum” -- with red stripes and a distinctive wing-like nose emblem... (more)
General Electric’s U28C was something of a disappointment to its builder – only 71 sold – but Burlington liked the model well enough to buy 16, more than any other railroad, and to hang onto them ... (more)
Getting ready to cross the BNSF Brush Subdivision shortly after departing Denver Colorado