Westbound grain train east of the Hinkle yard.

A late Altoona, WI to South St Paul, MN manifest crosses the Mississippi River on the rickety 113 year old Robert Street lift bridge. Constructed for the CGW in 1912, this bridge is planned for r... (more)

UP 5910 (AC4400CW-CTE) gets ready to lead an oil can train west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

UP 5910 (AC4400CW-CTE) waits for a signal before heading west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

UP 5587 (AC4400CW-CTE) leads a freight over the belt line towards the 36th Street Yard in Denver, Colorado.

Only moments away from the sun dropping below the western horizon, an eastbound mixed freight shoves back to switch cars in the small yard at Picacho on UP’s Gila Subdivision at 6:51pm.

The sauna combination of heat & humidity definitely took a few hours off my lifespan, and the infection resulting from poison ivy on both wrists wasn't fun either... the things we do for love. I ... (more)

UP 5734 (AC4400CW-CTE) runs through Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it leads a rail train east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 5734 (AC4400CW-CTE) heads into Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it heads east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

UP 5753 (AC4400CW-CTE) leads a rail train out of a snowy Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe, Colorado and runs east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Into the sunrise, a long manifest finishes passing through the odd West Texas town of Marfa, heading east where in 10 miles it will summit the highest rail point in Texas at Paisano Pass.

Going through Buford, WY ... population one'ish ... on a (believe it or not) clear day, but with wind howling and whipping snow across the landscape, this well-powered stack train approaches the s... (more)

Having just passed the Marfa Lights viewing platform, UP 5831 navigates the S-curve that marks beginning of the eastbound climb over Paisano Pass, halfway between Marfa and Alpine TX. Paisano Pass... (more)

UP G-SEVKN passing Kansas City Union Station

Snow falls on the Moffat Tunnel Sub as UP 5855 (AC4400-CTE) muscles a loaded coal train past a herd of yaks and well as a BNSF oil can train sitting on the siding in Tolland, Colorado.