The sounds of steam accompanied the echos of the Frontier Days 'kick off' parade in nearby downtown as 844 eases the CFD special down P1 alongside the historic 1887 passenger station. Soon the pas... (more)

In a change from recent years the 2018 edition of the Denver Post's Frontier Days special will layover at Union Pacific's, former Rio Grande, North Yard. Linking North Yard with UP's Greeley Subdi... (more)

As the fertile farmlands in northern Colorado's high plains show vibrant life Union Pacific 844 storms through Peckham on the Greeley Subdivision. This deadhead move is positioning 21 pieces of Un... (more)

With historic 'old town' Laramie in the background, eastbound grain empties hustle through town on two track. On the point is a fresh UP 3078 EMD's tier-IV compliant version of the SD70AH.

Conforming to the reverse curves between Heard and Hermosa eastbound tonnage challenges gravity on the climb out of Laramie to the top of Sherman Hill. Nearly 10 miles remain for the eastbound man... (more)

Comforming to the Mojave Subdivision's many serpentine curves Union Pacific's westbound ZLCLT drops down grade at Cable approaching the end of double track.

With Union Pacific's 'Olympic Torch Relay' SD70M 2001 on the point a westbound stack train hustles through Owasco, NE on the Sidney Subdivision.

One half of Union Pacific's Olympic duo, 'Olympic Torch Relay' #2001, has just crossed the Nebraska-Wyoming boarder as it leans into the big curve in Pine Bluffs with a westbound stack train.

Having just joined the 'Overland Main' at Speer Junction the annual CFD special drops down grade into Cheyenne with a trainload of passengers eager to attend Frontier Day's opening ceremony. For t... (more)

Situated between Fort Steele and Walcott Union Pacific's busy Laramie Subdivision cuts through a remote canyon, affectionately known by locals as Rattlesnake Canyon. Beneath the sandstone rocks at... (more)

A brief break in the afternoon's thunderstorm finds westbound grain loads struggling up 3-track at the west end of Harriman. Power on this day includes a current (UP 3663) and a former (NS SD70ACu... (more)

'Main line through.....Wyoming?' As a weather front begins to push in over Wyoming Union Pacific 1989, D&RGW heritage unit, has a hold of westbound tonnage dropping down grade from Pine Ridge into... (more)

Completed by 1953 Union Pacific's third main track over Sherman Hill, also known as the 'Harriman Line', traded 10 extra miles for an easier gradient for heavy westbounds on the busy Overland Rout... (more)

With a compliment of 87 soda-cans tied to the drawbar a heavy eastbound soda ash train meets a westbound manifest between Heard and Hermosa on the western slope of Sherman Hill.

As afternoon thunderheads move over the plains westbound tonnage heads west up 3 track, also known as the 'Harriman Line', at the east end of Speer. Here a hold out from the steam era still watche... (more)