UP 1357 is a 51-year-old GP40-2 that was built in 1972 for the Rio Grande railroad.

UP 1357 (GP40-2) works the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

You can still find GP40-2's working in Denver. UP 1357 sits in the Union Pacific's North Yard waiting for an assignment.

UP 1357 is working the North Yard in Denver, Colorado. It was built in 1972 and is a former Denver & Rio Grande Western engine, as evidenced by the unique nose light position that has been blanke... (more)

The sun has just come up and illuminates the power in the Union Pacific's North Yard, including UP 1357, an ex DRGW GP40-2.

UP 1357 (GP40-2) works in the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

Here is a wide-angle view of the motors in the Union Pacific North Yard. On the right UP 1865 (SD40N) works sorting cars in the yard while the engines on the left either wait for service or assig... (more)

UP 1357 (GP40-2) and mate run a push-me, pull-me configuration in the North Yard, with cars coupled on each side as they work the classification ladders from both ends.

Arcosa Lightweight Aggregate

The Rocky local, usually only on Wednesday makes a heavy pick up and leaves a set out at Arcosa near Boulder, CO.

Usually only on Wednesday

Bestway Concrete hosts some local businesses for the Union Pacific. To the north the Flatirons stand proud over Boulder. This train will skirt the wes... (more)

Only on Wednesdays, the Rocky Local is creeping through the weeds of high plains and some ranching relics of bygone era along the branch to Bestway Concrete.

A Union Pacific transfer passes Pueblo, Colorado’s Union Station as it brings a short train to the UP yard from the BNSF yard on March 9, 2020. Sadly, there haven’t been any passenger trains ... (more)

You can usually find a variety of light power in the UP's North Yard. Here we se UP 1357 (GP40-2), UP 1598 (SD40N), UPY 586 (GP15-1) and UP 801 GP38-2).

The remote operator of UP 1357 has just finished sorting a string of freight cars and heads to the top of the ladder to grab another string.

You can see two former Denver Rio Grande Western engines in this shot - UP 1345 (GP40-2 built in 1974) and UP 1357 (GP40-2 built in 1972).