A double header consisting of a Challenger and a Big Boy, make a run for the hill. The first car has a wing load for an aircraft. Maybe some day we'll see something of the likes of this again.

Big Boy 4018 begins its decent downhill towards Sherman Hill.

Big Boys 4006 makes a run for Sherman hill.

Big Boys 4003 and 4012 double head over the new Harriman Line.

A Big Boy hauls a string of reefers over Sherman Hill.

There's plenty of smoke coming from this Big Boy as he leaves Cheyenne and makes a run for the hill.

UP had some fine looking consolidations, and here's one doing some local duties in Oconee, NE.

Here a Big Boy hauls a freight on the new, longer but less steep grade known as the Harriman Cutoff. This new line allows some trains to run without helpers.

UP 430 is one mile east of Spaulding, with a mixed local in tow.

A Big Boy heads east past Dale Junction over Sherman Hill. It's about this point the climb starts downhill.

UP Big Boy fulls a string of reefers over Sherman hill.

A mixed freight pulls into the Cedar Rapids station with farm supplies.

A Big Boy heads toward Hermosa on Sherman Hill with a long train. The train is running on the Harriman cut off which is now the number three track. This is the locomotive that is now on display at... (more)

Train No. 42 is eastbound for Houston powered by a P-5 Pacific which whistles for the Webberville Road crossing several miles out of Austin.

Celebrating passing the 5M page-view mark here at railpictures.net with these uploades, here's another in a series of photos taken of the Reading in 1960. in this February scene, the shop switcher... (more)