Westbound UP Bartolo Jct Pico Rivera

UP 6930 with a typical pair of DD40AXs spliced by a "fast forty" SD40-2 make easy work of the Blue Mountains south of Meacham, OR. The train originate with priority traffic from Seattle ... (more)

A BNSF Denver to Stockton trackage rights train meets a UP Salt Lake City to Denver inspection special at Geneva-Pipemill on Aug. 13, 1997.

Union Pacific 6936 makes her first journey across the former Denver & Rio Grande Western through Price Canyon on Aug. 13, 1997.

MOTX #6944 trails on the 35N as it heads to Decatur.

MOTX #6944 trails on the 35N as it heads to Decatur.

MOTX #6944 trails on the 35N as it heads to Decatur.

No, this is not North Little Rock, this is Union Pacific DD40X #6944 looking good as new at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The big Centennial has undergone a cosmetic r... (more)

Westbound UP manifest entering east end Cheyenne yard.

Upon entering Nebraska out of Iowa it's practically impossible to miss this Centennial and the massive UP Bigboy that sit high up on the bluff in Kenefick Park overlooking Interstate 80.

Westbound UP hotshot pig train starting into the sharp 30mph curve onto the Santa Fe to gain trackage rights over Cajon Pass into the LA basin

UP's famous Overland Mail North makes good time along the Columbia River near Viento State Park, Oregon on September 16, 1979 powered by its typical Centennial-Fast Forty-Centennial trio. This was... (more)

You can always find something of interest in Altoona! DD40AX 6944 sits at the Juniata shops awaiting a much needed cosmetic restoration, while a line of new Boston MBTA HSP46 locomotives fresh fro... (more)

My oldest prepares to depart North Platte with a westbound hotshot behind Centennial UP 6922 as Challenger UP 3977 stands nearby. The railroad display at Cody Park is a lot of fun!

A new but dirty Centennial is held up at Grand Island, NE. as a storm goes through. The unit behind the Centennial is a very early U25B built by GE. Photo taken by Lou Schmitz.