In honor of “National Beagle Day”, (I didn’t even know this was a thing, until today…) I present a photo of our Beagle named Minturn watching a BNSF coal train climb Logan Hill in Powder R... (more)

A serendipitous sliver of sunshine illuminates three BNSF coal trains at Converse Junction, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 25, 2022. Out on the four-track main line is a coal load that is about... (more)

On the afternoon of June 23, 2022, a westbound (northbound) BNSF coal train follows water’s edge of the North Platte River through Wendover Canyon between Wendover and Cassa, Wyoming.

The Clean & The Filthy. Starting the climb uphill West Bound out of Green River, Wyoming.

With stormy looking clouds to the west, a southbound BNSF freight makes its way through Himes Canyon just north of Himes, Wyoming, on BNSF’s Casper Subdivision at 5:29 a.m. on the morning of Jun... (more)

Union Pacific EMD SD70ACe No. 8834 and EMD SD70M No. 4261 lead a loaded coal train through Converse Junction and begin the climb of Logan Hill in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin on June 21, 2019.

A bright sunset catches a rare sight at the steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming as a lineup of rare locomotives faces west, including UP 844, UP 5511, UP 'Big Boy' 4014 and UP 'Challenger' 3985.

A unique line-up of steam power in the Blue Hour at the steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming includes UP 5511, UP 'Big Boy' 4014, UP 844, and UP Challenger 3985.

CNW 6934 leads an empty coal train north toward Bill, WY from Shawnee along Hwy 59.The UP SD50s in the consist were lettered for MP at this time.

Speer Water Tank Recently fallen and removed the Speer Water Tank still stood while Union Pacific was testing 4014 on this late July stormy afternoon. The stormy skies play a tune of c... (more)

The trinity of the UP Steam Program for so long, UP 4014 (4-8-8-4), UP 844 (4-8-4) and UP 3985 (4-6-6-4) look out of the Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In November of 2022, UP 3985 was donated ... (more)

UP 5511 (2-10-2) and 3985 (4-6-6-4) look west out of the UP Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They would soon be donated by the Union Pacific and moved to Silvas, Illinois, where they will be rest... (more)

A final portrait, UP 4014, UP 844, UP 3985 and UP 5511 outside the Cheyenne Engine House.

A final portrait, UP 4014, UP 844, UP 3985 and UP 5511 outside the Cheyenne Engine House.

A final portrait, UP 4014, UP 844, UP 3985 and UP 5511 outside the Cheyenne Engine House.