UP Yellow Belly 5484..........Time out

UP 4962 is ready to rock n roll on a Southbound freight

About half-an-hour after the sun ducked below the horizon, this NB grain train gets it's lead unit looked over by the carman before the crew arrives. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/3.5 @ 4 sec.

Southbound intermodal

UP 1082 and LLPX 2228.......Local power

Just after sunset IHOYC 06 patiently waits for a signal at North Dupo as the line of trains ahead slowly progress through Valley Jct. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/5.6 @ 15 sec.

If it wern't for that tiny "NS" under the number on the cab, it would be perfect. Tonight this old Con sits under a crimson sky at the end of the in Dupo. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/5.6 @ 20 sec.

A very nice lash-up is in store for tomorrow morning's ZDUMQ 04 with 4 units, and a former Connie SD70 for some spice. Unfortunately I can't read the lead unit number because of glare, and didn't ... (more)

A colorful variety of power, led by a CSX motor, heads up MNLTR 03 tonight, as it waits for a signal at North Dupo. It's refreshing to see something other than UP for a change. Canon 350D, 28-80mm... (more)

Old school power galore! Left to right, a GP60, SD40-2 and a GP38-2. All these units are taking a break in between assignments at Dupo yard. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/5.6 @ 25 sec.

A standard cab Dash 9 and SD40-2 sit under the stars on a chilly December night with MNLTR 26. Canon 350D 28-80mm. (f/3.5 @ 20 sec.)

After the long trip from Chicago, ZYCLD pulls into Dupo yard across the barren snow-covered landscape at sunset. That second unit is a TFM C30-7SR, what it was doing this far north I haven't a clu... (more)

A unit tank train, OCXTY 06, with two CSX motors on the point, pulls into Dupo to change crews and fuel-up after the first big snow.

IHOYC 07 sits in Dupo under clearing skies after the first big snow of the year. The last vestage of what would have been a spectacular sunset shows on the horizon, and Venus pops out from the rec... (more)

Second and third generation EMD's huddle together in Dupo yard on a cold December evening.