The UP 1943 'The Spirit' arrives at the North end of the Wichita yard where it will make a set out and pick up before continuing its journey south towards Forth Worth.

The UP 1943 'The Spirit' takes the turn down the Golden State Route on the Topeka Subdivision leading the North Platte to Forth Worth manifest.

The "Spirit of the Union Pacific" has escaped its normal business train duty as it leads a long North Platte to Fort Worth manifest down the "OKT".

Wednesday afternoon, I went out for a drive, and one of my first actual chases along the Hiawatha Sub. Here's the UP 1943 on the point of loaded Rail train WWGPUR-14, running west out of Hiawatha ... (more)

UP 1943 heads west on the ol' CNW E-W main passing under the signal bridge at Euclid Ave in Oak Park which still hosts a trio of CNW style E's.

UP 1943 leads NS train 200 through downtown Gary, Indiana on a cold and cloudy Spring afternoon.

On a cold and cloudy day, many railfans in the Northern Indiana region flocked to the NS Marion Branch to witness what could possibly be a one time ordeal... NS 200 out of Danville, KY had the UP ... (more)

With UP 1943 in charge, NS train 200 makes its way west through Ogden Dunes.

UP 1943 (The Spirit of the Union Pacific) leads a 13 car officer special over the scenic Moffat Tunnel Line in August, 2019. Here, the officer special slows down to meet a loaded coal train at Rol... (more)

On a gloomy Texas day, UP 1943, "The Spirit," leads an engineering special through the small town of Lovelace, Tx. They'd eventually end up in San Antonio before going to Houston and Lon... (more)

A Union Pacific officer special hustles through Parachute on its way to Grand Junction

Veterans special UP 1943 (SD70ACe) looks great polished up for the UP Special in the North Yard.

The morning of June 27th an officer's special for the Union Pacific traveled from Las Vegas, NV through California on its way east to Council Bluffs, IA. I took advantage of a day off and start... (more)

A Union Pacific office car special operated for soon-to-retire Chief Financial Officers Rob Knight, heads westbound through some autumn colors at Tolland, Colorado, on the afternoon of September 2... (more)

The "Spirit of the Union Pacific" passes by the old Peavey Elevator at the Henderson Station River Access & Park on the UP Mankato Sub.