Second section of "Cities" trains arriving in Chicago

UP 931 at the fueling rack in Cheyenne.

Union Pacific's A-B-A set of E-9's head east on the ex-CNW. The train will turn south at Nelson and head for St. Louis.

Soon after they were aquired from NREX.....

UP 939 and a motley consist reminscent of Amtrak's early days heads south toward Denver. Note the SP full-length dome car.

Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr fuels up in preparation to continue on to Denver and points east.

The eastbound City of Portland/SF pauses in Greeley. Note the full vista-dome three cars back.

The eastbound City of Everywhere, heading toward Cheyenne. For a few years they combined the "City" trains between Green River and Cheyenne.

Zoom!

Zoom!

Union Pacific's Business train is caught here in low sun as it slowly rolls through Dixon. It was stuck behind a manifest to Eagle Grove, IA, until Nelson.

UP Business Train sits for a impromptu photo shoot!

UP E-UNITS ON THE SUNSET LIMITED. An ABA set of leased UP E-units have just departed SP's Houston station with the eastbound Sunset Limited. UP 947 was sold to Amtrak in 1972 and renumbered AMT 42... (more)

Spring is in full bloom as the UP E units roll west through De Kalb with the special.

Probably my favorite photo I've taken of this train. The hand-picked crew gathers outside the locomotive for a moment, notice that all of them are dressed-up in nice clothes. This crew really does... (more)