Across town the Rock Island was dying.

The Rock Island Railroad ceased operation on March 31, 1980, yet in May 1985, some five years later, the Union Pacific was storing some RI power (and some Western Pacific power as well) in North L... (more)

View of the dead line at UP's Downing B. Jenks Shop. UP 4014 can be seen moving east in the background. A series of locomotive receiving maintenance can be seen throughout the shop's complex. UP 6... (more)

On May 8, 2014, Union Pacific EMD DDA40X No. 6938 sits on display in front of the railroad’s Downing B. Jenks Shop at North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Back at it's usual spot again, the George H.W. Bush commemorative locomotive sits in front of the Downing B. Jenks facility next to a GP40-2.

Among the local cotton gins, BAYL 500 rests for the night. LRWN 500 was built as GM&O 707 in 8/1969. After the GM&O/IC merger, it served the ICG as 9526. It would go on to the Bay Line as 500. Whe... (more)

The sun is fading away as UPY 681 stands guard at the UP North Little Rock Yard. BNSF 8770 rolls eastbound past the mainline fuel racks which are used to refuel high priority intermodal without an... (more)

The last car of 4014 rolls past the deadline at UP's Downing B. Jenks Shops while a crowd of UP employees watch from the other side. 4014 will be brought back here after being turned at the Van Bu... (more)

Among the confines of Odus Pack Motors in North Little Rock, the fall sun fades away as a series of locomotives have reached their final resting place after decades of service. Included in this as... (more)

Outside the UP Downing B. Jenks Shop, UP 6938 stands proudly.

With the rails well greased, the Big Boy slowly backs around the north leg of the Van Buren wye in North Little Rock, and shows the articulation of the locomotive.

Union Pacific 5614 leads a westbound manifest train past the Big Boy at the Jenks Locomotive Shops. The UPY 647 is part of a long line of stored locomotives.

Downtown Little Rock stands in the background, while Union Pacific 4014 rolls over the Arkansas River after leaving Union Station right on time at 2:45. Note the crowds lining the track on this si... (more)

After waiting for 4014 to turn on the Van Buren Wye, BNSF 8770 has a clear track east as it rolls past the UP North Little Rock Locomotive Complex. The long gondolas on the UP train beside it are ... (more)

Union Pacific GE ES44AC No. 7761 and GP40M-2 No. 1481 are in the railroad’s Downing B. Jenks shop for overhaul on May 20, 2014. The former Southern Pacific EMD was numbered No. 7111 after being ... (more)