Big Boy 4014, the 844, and the 2650 have just emerged from the tunnel across from the I-80 Castle Rock exit, and have about 8 miles to go to the summit at Wahsatch, Utah, about 500 feet higher at ... (more)
A couple of Pan Am Heritage Geeps (BM 77 & MEC 52) are switching the yard with GWR (ex-UP) GP9 No. 296. The signal bridge is from Midvale, UT, on the Rio Grande.
150 years and one day later, the politicians are still pontificating at Promontory, reenacting the driving of the golden spike. They do a great job here of recreating the scene, on a seasonal bas... (more)
A Big Boy meeting an FEF-3 in Ogden was an everyday occurrence in the 1940s and 50s, but quite a sight to behold in this day and age. The masonry wall behind the 844 is the modern-day FrontRunner... (more)