Running over an hour behind schedule and chasing the setting sun, the westbound California Zephyr pulls to a brief stop at the Mount Pleasant station.

Rows of stored SD9043MACs sit idle at UP's massive Bailey Yard, seen from the Golden Spike Tower. They may be on the sidelines for now, but the non-stop work of the world's largest freight classi... (more)

After being run around by a stack train, a westbound manifest is about to get underway again toward Cheyenne as storms continue to rumble overhead and a rainbow appears. I certainly wouldn't consi... (more)

An eastbound coal train bound for Superior, WI slowly rolls through the small town of McGregor, MN behind two SD70MACs. The Soo Line used to cross this former Northern Pacific line here.

I was feeling more than just a little nostalgia as we paced this trio of SD40-2s along Highway 30 between Maxwell and North Platte, NE.

After enjoying a nice meal at Ole's Big Game Bar & Grill in Paxton, we started to make our way back to North Platte. By Sutherland we were hearing reports of tennis ball sized hail and it was obv... (more)

A pair of commuter locomotives break up the sea of yellow at the impressive servicing facilities at Bailey Yard, North Platte, NE. The east bowl tracks are to the right, with the east hump visibl... (more)

An overview of the diesel shops at Bailey Yard from the Golden Spike Tower on a nice summer morning.

A beautiful sunset and threatening skies accompany an eastbound hotshot as it races toward Ogallala and North Platte.

I grew up in the 80s and 90s when Armour Yellow SD40-2s ruled the Union Pacific. I was feeling like a kid again as we chased three of them along the Overland Route on a beautiful summer afternoon... (more)

Leading the turn to Grand Island back toward North Platte, three SD40-2s make for a fine sight under puffy cumulus clouds at Brady.

Pacing a fairly new KCS SD70ACe and a veteran ICE unit as they hustle eastbound grain loads along Minnesota State Highway 55 just west of Brooten.

The wayfreight out of Glenwood is returning to the yard there after spending a few hours in Brooten, giving me the chance to get a shot of this ex-Milwaukee Road GP40 leading the way. They're rou... (more)

Some wildflowers look on as a single GEVO leads a westbound toward Glenwood. Seeing so many GE's leading trains through here makes you look for little variations among them such as the mismatched... (more)

A westbound empty oil train passes a cornfield by the tiny town of Georgeville just east of Murray siding.