UP 6911 has slowed to a crawl as it prepares to stop at the crew office at the north end of the Yermo Yard. Note the two old cars. Photo taken with permission.

Union Pacific 6922 rolls past the Amtrak station and heads west into the setting sun. Photo taken with permission.

After picking up some interesting Maintenance of Way cars in the small yard in Kelso, UP 6936 grinds up hill in run 8 through the Elora siding on Cima Hill. You can see Kelso in the distance to t... (more)

Union Pacific 6911 has come to a stop near the Yermo yard office. Note the yard crewman with the train order hoop, who is probably looking at the broken wind shield wiper on the left side of the ... (more)

A pair of Union Pacific DD40s lead a intermodal hotshot train down the 3% south track at Cajon siding. The track coming towards me is the north track heading to Sullivan's Curve.

As the blue hour fades into the night, a large lighting bolt hits behind the Union Pacific 6938, which is proudly displayed in front of the Jenks Locomotive Shops. The line of thunderstorms passi... (more)

Union Pacific DD40 6909 sits with a trio of UP 8000 series SD40-2s in the diesel service area in the Los Angeles yard. Photo taken with permission.

Having spent the night camped next to the old passenger station at Kelso, there was nothing quite like waking up and seeing DD40X 6936 on the point of an eastbound train. Here the train is switch... (more)

Union Pacific 6938 on display in front of the Jenks Diesel Shops. This locomotive is impressive looking at any angle.

UP Centennials 6945 and 6927 are in storage in the Las Vegas yard on a very cold January night. Photo taken with permission.

It must have really been something to pace the world's largest diesel locomotive. By this time period all the high speed 8000 series SD40-2 locomotives have been returned to their normal gearing a... (more)

Union Pacific DD-40X 6905 West crosses the Mojave River bridge at sunset after leaving the Yermo yard. Soon the train will switch onto the Santa Fe at Daggett and head up Cajon Pass.

UP's hot Overland Mail West sweeps through the valleys east of the highest ridges of the Sierra Nevada, with the little town of Doyle in the distance. What a change in scenery this is compared to ... (more)

”Someday, This Will Be Mine!”

An aspiring young engineer holds onto the handrail of one of the world’s largest diesel locomotives as he poses for a portrait. In a few short hours, ... (more)

UP 6937 is the first in a long line of stored DD40s at the Union Pacific yard in Las Vegas. Taken with permission.