Bringing UP 9000 back to life (in a sense) on a warm, August evening, reenactor Robert Smith steps into the time machine that is the massive 4-12-2's cab and strikes a pose. Giving the illusion th... (more)

Sparks flying during a night photo shoot a the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, CA. Thank you to photographer Steve Crise for providing the lighting and guidance to those who attended this event.

Steve Crise's annual night photo shoot, which began with the move of the Big Boy locomotive 5 years ago, has only expanded into more creative ideas every year since. We step into the 40s on this w... (more)

The First Amtrak California Zephyr?

Well, almost. When the Western Pacific received permission to discontinue its portion of the original CZ, the Chicago – Oakland ... (more)

Old vs. New. UP 9000 is one of the most unique engines at the museum. It was the first of the class to be built, the last to be retired, and is the sole survivor. It was one of the first pieces th... (more)

As day turns into night during the photo shoot at the Rail Giants Museum, UP 9000 looks as if she is ready to steam again for this night shoot. Thanks to Steve Crise for providing the lighting fo... (more)

In what easily could have been a scene out of the early 1940's UP 9000, the first of 88 3-cylinder 4-12-2 behemoths ordered by Union Pacific from ALCo beginning in 1926, poses along with crew memb... (more)

As the sun sets over California's San Gabriel Valley, UP 9000 comes back to life at the Rail Giants Rail Museum in Pomona. This photo shoot organized by photographer Steve Crise featured scenes th... (more)

As the sun sets over California's San Gabriel Valley, UP 9000 comes back to life at the Rail Giants Rail Museum in Pomona. This photo shoot organized by photographer Steve Crise featured scenes th... (more)

Sharing a Union Pacific road number with a much more famous steam locomotive, No. 9000 gets serviced between assignments at the sprawling Jenks Shop in North Little Rock. Any crew member in need o... (more)

A hot westbound “Falcon” off the Chicago and North Western connection at Fremont, smokes its way through Kearney, Nebraska, in June 1981. Leading the Union Pacific train is EMD GP40X No. 9000,... (more)

A Face Only a Mother Could Love. With smokebox mounted air compressors, and third cylinder hidden below, UP 9000 makes its presence known as it poses for photos during a photo shoot held... (more)

UP 9000 at the Steve Crise photo shoot at the Rail Giants museum at the Pomona Fairplex.

UP 9000 4-12-2 in night photo shoot from Aug 18, 2013. Lighting and effects by Steve Crise assisted by myself. Fundraiser for the Rail Giants railroad museum at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, C... (more)

UP 9000 comes to life as part of Steve Crise's Night Photography Session at the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, CA. Here's a shot of 9000 from the ground up.