Can I get a light? The crew of the UP 9000 peers below as a gathering of military and civilian personnel converse as they wait for their passenger train to points east to back into the depo... (more)

"This here is one of our finest," said the UP Manager. In a staged scene part of the annual night photography session at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona, a Union Pacific executive p... (more)

I came across one of my old slides of Union Pacific 9000 on display at the Pomona Fairgrounds in the mid - 1980s.

Actors came together at the RailGiants museum to give photographers a glimpse into the past. Many scenarios played out over the course of the night. In this scenario, a crew member is conducting m... (more)

Ready to steam into the night! As 9000's headlight beams into the darkness a few crewmen look over the engine and discuss the route. It was such a pleasure to work on this annual night photosh... (more)

With the spectacular selection of props used during this year's Rail Giants Train Museum Night Photography Session, a roster shot of the 1926-built UP 9000 was one of the lesser sought-after photo... (more)

No Rain in California? Fine, We'll Make Our Own. Reenactor San Calderwood, of both Rail Giants and Santa Fe 3751 steam crew fame, gives photographers at the 2018 Rail Giants Train Museum N... (more)

Cigarettes are exchanged between soldiers as a steam crew awaits departure out of Pomona, the destination quite unknown at this time, as there is only about 10 feet of rail to go in the museum gro... (more)

"Holy...this is turning into quite the production." Shortly after those very words were stated by professional railroad photographer and night photography lighting expert Steve Crise, shut... (more)

Bringing UP 9000 back to life (in a sense) on a warm, August evening, reenactor Robert Smith steps into the time machine that is the massive 4-12-2's cab and strikes a pose. Giving the illusion th... (more)

Steve Crise's annual night photo shoot, which began with the move of the Big Boy locomotive 5 years ago, has only expanded into more creative ideas every year since. We step into the 40s on this w... (more)

Old vs. New. UP 9000 is one of the most unique engines at the museum. It was the first of the class to be built, the last to be retired, and is the sole survivor. It was one of the first pieces th... (more)

As the sun sets over California's San Gabriel Valley, UP 9000 comes back to life at the Rail Giants Rail Museum in Pomona. This photo shoot organized by photographer Steve Crise featured scenes th... (more)

As the sun sets over California's San Gabriel Valley, UP 9000 comes back to life at the Rail Giants Rail Museum in Pomona. This photo shoot organized by photographer Steve Crise featured scenes th... (more)

Built between 1926-1930, Alco's 4-12-2s had the longest rigid driver wheelbase of any steam locomotive (until Russia built a 4-14-4). Number 9083, designated a UP-5, is seen here along the Lincol... (more)