A pair of EMD Demonstrator engines bring this loaded coal train Eastbound heading into Denver. The cars in the background are for the wind break on the Big Ten curve.

A pair of new SD70ACe-T4s, UP 3045 & 3040, power a westbound empty coal train.

SD70ACe T4 UP 3023 leads an eastbound coal load on the River subdivision.

A new SD70ACe-T4 is the sole power on a westbound empty coal train.

A new Tier 4 SD70ACe is on the point of this empty coal train that is tied down in the siding at Vernon due to multiple washouts around the Kansas City area earlier in the week.

UP 3028, a new tier 4 ACe, leads a westbound manifest.

An eastbound 8-car engineering special approaches the Mississippi River bridge to cross into Illinois from Iowa.

UP ran an engineering special along the Geneva sub. It is passing CPY055, which is still protected by CNW searchlights and still uses codeline within the interlocking.

An eastbound 8-car engineering special passes the former Chicago & North Western depot at Clinton. The UP recently re-purchased the depot and surround land from private owners, but no plan has be... (more)

UP 3034 leads the business train North on the Villa Grove Sub.

#3027, one of Union Pacific’s brand new SD70Ace-T4’s, is the lead engine on a matched set of 3 T-4’s leading the MNYRO-14 today. The train is seen here near the east switch of Grassy siding... (more)

A new Tier 4 ACe and a older Tier 3 ACe sit in the yard in Galesburg, offering a nice comparison between new and old ACes.

Three brand new EMD SD70Ace-T4’s coming at you in eastern Utah. Thanks to a very helpful railfan in the Denver area I got enough advance notice of this MNYRO to get into position to capture thes... (more)