The Rio Grande Heritage Unit has no problem pulling UP's Denver North Yard to Pueblo manifest train through Castle Rock as it races up the 1.3% grade towards the summit of the Palmer Divide (7,251... (more)

UP 1989 leads the Denver North Yard to Pueblo manifest south into Sedalia on former Rio Grande trackage. A nice addition is the former DRGW "No Trespassing" sign on the right side of the... (more)

Traversing over the former Rio Grande track between Denver and Pueblo, CO, UP 1989 (the Rio Grande Heritage Unit) leads a southbound manifest train down the southern slope of the Palmer Divide alo... (more)

Traveling eastbound on Union Pacific’s North Fork Subdivision running out of Grand Junction is an Operation Lifesaver special between Payne and Rogers Mesa, Colorado, on June 14, 2009. Powering ... (more)

UP 1989 brings its train off the MacArthur Bridge as it nears its crew change destination in Dupo, IL.

UP 1989 nears its crew change destination of Dupo, IL.

Rio Grande Heritage locomotive UP 1989 is crossing the Ex Western Pacific causeway over the Great Salt Lake. The train is a Oakland to North Plate train, with two units on the head-end and two mid... (more)

UP 1989 passes threw southwest reaches of The Great Salt Lake. The water here is being used for commercial evaporation ponds. Morton Salt has a plant near by, with a giant mountain of salt.

When I went out after 1989, this is the location I had in mind. With the train running later than I anticipated. I end up driving another 60 miles west and getting a couple more shots. Fortunately... (more)

High balling on the Ex Western Pacific. Rio Grande Heritage until 1989 is running a large IOANP-2 with two units up front and two cut in the middle.

I was able to catch the Union Pacific Heritage unit that has been the most elusive to me again. I hadn't photographed 1989 since I was using film. I switched to digital in 2010. I ended up going f... (more)

UP 1989 leads loaded coke train ORPIK down Knapp Hill.

UP 1989 cruises on west through the town of Sedalia, Mo.

Savannah, Georgia bound coke loads head south on the Fitzgerald Subdivision just north of the NE of Ross Siding as a coupe of derailed trucks collect rust lying alongside the mainline. Leading the... (more)

Savannah, Georgia bound coke loads head south on the Fitzgerald Subdivision near Wray Georgia. Leading the train is the Rio Grande Heritage Unit