A local fisherman enjoys the fishing on this warm evening as this South St. Paul to Des Moines freight train slowly rolls over the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. The train is working south on the Spine... (more)

A local fisherman enjoys the fishing on this warm evening as this South St. Paul to Des Moines freight train slowly rolls over the Iowa River in Iowa Falls. The train is working south on the Spine... (more)

A Roseport, MN, to Pasadena, CA, coke train rolls down a very cold Spineline. While it might be sunny, it's around -20 wind chill. It was a pretty miserable day out taking photos. Don't see too ma... (more)

A Roseport, MN, to Pasadena, CA, coke train rolls down a very cold Spineline. While it might be sunny, it's around -20 wind chill. It was a pretty miserable day out taking photos. Don't see too ma... (more)

In far western Iowa, the UP has a secondary mainline that comes out of St. Paul, towards Sioux City, and onto Council Bluffs. North of Sioux City, the CN and UP have joint trackage that UP dispatc... (more)

A hefty North Platte to Valley Park freight train pulls into Sioux City dead on hours. The train waited for the D&I to clear, and now crosses the BNSF and CN at the mix master diamonds in Sioux Ci... (more)

UP 6657 (AC4400CW) rounds the corner in heavy snow at Pinecliffe, Colorado.

Snow during springtime in Colorado’s high country is nothing new or unusual. On April 27, 2024, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train heads downgrade between Tolland and Rollinsville along South... (more)

Well, good news! The derail works!

Just over two hours earlier, at 7:00, this Union Pacific switch job derailed as it was bringing a cut of cars forward (eastward) to cle... (more)

UP #844 waits for the Big Boy to roll in to begin the Spike150 Celebration outside Ogden Station in Utah. This ceremony commemorated the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike at Pro... (more)

A visitor from out West leads a Macon bound freight rolling through downtown Cordele during a nice Spring day in South Georgia. Union Pacific power is actually quite common on this portion of the... (more)

UP 9074, 8935, 6172, & 6605 power a westbound mixed freight.

Some people enjoy the day and ice on the back waters of the Rock River near Sterling. An eastbound coal train bound for Weston, WI, for Wisconsin Public Service, has a good roll on them as they sk... (more)

A monster North Platte to Proviso freight finally has their turn as they march off the remaining miles to their destination. The train crosses the Fox River in Geneva. This interesting structure w... (more)

A hot Z-train is back to making time on the Clinton Sub at sunrise. The train just ranaround a loaded coal train seen off in the distance. The hotshot got to Main #1 at KC Jct and is now back on t... (more)