UP 3809 trundles westbound with a welded rail train through Limon, CO.
A single E8 leads the 4 car remains of the Portland Rose at first stop since leaving Denver, Limon, Colo. on its 640 mile run to Kansas City. Rock Island crossing was still in service, its line t... (more)
Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary Celebrations included a trip to the Iowa State Fair for the venerable 844. The return itinerary brought the steam locomotive and a short train through eastern Col... (more)
You wouldn't know this shot was taken in Colorado because a) You don't see any mountains b) It looks like Kansas c) The only scenery is a grain elevator d) There are no Swoosh'd GEVOs or faded H2 ... (more)
UP 6926 leads coal loads east on the UP Limon Sub.
You gotta love the Kyle Railroad for the sheer variety of classic 6-axle power they employ. Here, a former SP SD40T-2 fronts an ex-ATSF SD45-2 and an ex-SP SD45T-2 as they shove a cut of cars int... (more)
A pair of SD60s leads the Denver-Limon Local back west toward Denver after interchanging some cars with the Kyle Railroad in Limon.
UP 5657 performing DPU duty at the end of an eastbound coal train.
UP 5031 (8/71, 37284) was retired 27 Feb 1978, scrapped 6/78 at Turner, KS before her 7th birthday. UP GP9B 173B (3/54, 19249) was retired by UP 1/77, but rebuilt at Paducah to ICG GP10 8305.
