Situated between Black Buttes and Point of Rocks on Union Pacific's Rawlins Subdivision is the old station site of Hallville, WY. Not much denotes Hallville these days sans for the old station sig... (more)

Beginning its journey to Roper, UT westbound tonnage departs Union Pacific's Green River yard on a beautiful afternoon in southwestern Wyoming.

Nearly one year after its repaint in fresh heritage colors, UP 1996, Southern Pacific heritage, still cleans up good. Seen departing Leroy after pausing for a track inspector's track & time 1996 i... (more)

Daylight red and orange heritage leads westbound tonnage through Leroy, WY on the pull towards the top of the grade at Altamont. Traces of recent snowstorms still partially coat the rugged landsca... (more)

With vibrant green hills and carpets of wildflowers providing the backdrop at Bealville on February 19th, 2016 a eastbound BNSF Z train works up the Tehachapi grade. Within moments the lead motor ... (more)

Emerging from the deep cut where Tunnel Half once stood one of Union Pacific's rail detector cars, EC-4, is led up the Tehachapi grade towards Caliente.

Semaphores, code-lines, and the Chief...Not to much has changed at Chapelle, New Mexico over the decades. Sure the fabled 'Route of the Chiefs' is now owned by BNSF and the last Chief standing is ... (more)

Still dressed in its sharp warbonnet livery BNSF SD75M 8249 finds work as the rear dupe on this eastbound manifest dropping into Mojave. The venerable old Santa Fe motor is passing under the once ... (more)

Not Sacramento built. On a beautiful September day Union Pacific FEF-3 #844 basks in the morning sun in front of the old Southern Pacific General Shops. Countless steam locomotives passed through ... (more)

Late afternoon finds a westbound grain train struggling up Peru Hill behind a trio of older Union Pacific GE ACs. In the background are the beautiful rock spires characteristic of Green River, WY.... (more)

Hustling west towards San Luis Obispo Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 761 passes the junction with the Lompoc Branch at Surf, CA on the former Southern Pacific Coast Line. Bringing up the rear is Amtrak'... (more)

Winter's Professionals prevail. One year ago snow accumulations on California's Sierra Nevada was pushing record numbers, a welcome relief from a handful of well below average years of drought thr... (more)

Inspecting 'Walonger'. On leap year day 2016 a three car Union Pacific inspection special climbs the Tehachapi grade just below Marcel, giving officials on board a close-up view of the progress be... (more)

With the San Gabriel Mountains looming large in the background eastbound Union Pacific tonnage eases down the Cajon grade at Lugo behind a solid consist of EMDs.

With the summit of Raton Pass nearly at hand Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief rounds the famous curve at Wootton.