Out enjoying and afternoon of railfanning with my brother Craig, pictured in the right hand corner. UP 1996 exits Weber Canyon into the small community of Uintah, Utah.

Union Pacific's SP heritage unit runs through Henefer, UT on the MNPRO-26. They will set out 60+ cars in Ogden before completing their run to Salt Lake City's Roper Yard.

Our first sighting of the day of UP 1996 was at Castle Rock, Utah. Just a few miles from the Wyoming boarder.

UP Heritage unit 1996 with the brilliant rocky hillside at West Echo, Utah.

UP Heritage unit 1996 works it's way through Emory at the east end of Echo canyon.

A Roper bound manifest picks up speed after passing through the town of Morgan with some extra color on the point.

A Westbound manifest train exits a tunnel and passes over a trestle at Taggart with UP 1996 leading the way.

The Southern Pacific heritage engine leads the charge West as the train passes through the small town of Henefer.

The Southern Pacific heritage engine leads a Roper bound manifest train downgrade at Echo.

Union Pacific's eastbound empty Trona coal buckets roll through Nebo (West Daggett) on BNSF's Needles Subdivision with a clean UP 1996 (Southern Pacific heritage) as its lead motor. The train, exe... (more)

With Southern Pacific inspired 'Daylight' red and orange leading the way Union Pacific's eastbound MWCRO slips through the curves at the west entrance to Afton Canyon. At roughly 8 miles in length... (more)

UP 1996 works the yard in Sayre, PA on NS H12, seen passing the old Lehigh Valley Station.

UP 1996 leads a Z-train on the Union Pacific Geneva Sub westbound out of Franklin Grove, IL.

With Southern Pacific daylight red and orange up front UP's eastbound empty Trona 'coal buckets' have ducked into the siding at Jim Grey to meet BNSF's westbound Boron local, very fittingly utiliz... (more)

1996 sits ready to lead the "El Centro" eastbound on the Sunset Route as the last rays of the day paint the sky. Today's train features an all EMD consist, as does the 'hauler' next to it, and on ... (more)