Union Pacific #5336 at Durham, CA on February 22, 2019.

UP 7637 (AC45CCTE) brings a load of sand into Fort Collins, Colorado.

This evening's California Zephyr heading to Chicago meets three UP outbound trains after running through the Colorado Rocky Mountains on the Moffat Line. After the Zephyr passes the trio on its w... (more)

Crossing over the bridge on the top track, the UP 5546 begins its decent downgrade toward Tuscon, Arizona.

NS 204 makes a visit to Central, SC with two UP locomotives in charge as UP #7615 does the honors of leading the train northbound.

Splitting the signals at SP 865.2 in the evening golden glow.

UP 5365 dropping downgrade through the 1.2% S Curve at Shawmut, AZ.

UP 7717 (AC45CCTE) leads a sand train out of the west end of the massive UP yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming, passing under the iconic C&S bridge.

UP 7512 (AC45CCTE) drew APU duty for a loaded coal train that just pulled into the UP's North Yard in Denver, and UP 6072 (AC4400CW-CTE) leaves the North Yard and heads toward the Moffat Tunnel wi... (more)

UP 8090 heads west with sand loads near Knapp, WI on CNW's former Twin Cities mainline from Chicago. This train would have originated in Chippewa Falls or Altoona with sand cars from one or more o... (more)

Almost always a good location for interesting subject matter, an eastbound intermodal is exiting the west yard in Roanoke. A string of new CSX hoppers fresh out of the Freight Car America shops is... (more)

UP 7631 leads a six unit consist through Brule, NE on its westbound trek from North Platte to Cheyenne, WY. This was the first more than a dozen trains spotted along highway 30 between Big Springs... (more)

NS 214 rounds the curve in Cramerton under a picture perfect late fall morning.

The ZLAJX gets underway departing the Tuscon yard with the last minutes of sun rays pop out over the horizon. In the foreground is one of the last SP era signal bridges guarding the Union Pacific ... (more)

The high priority ZLAJX struggles eastbound as it battles the slight but near nonexistent grade between Yuma & Tuscon Arizona while racing the last few rays of light.