Pilot, Nevada is the second siding in Nevada west of the Utah/Nevada state line on the Union Pacific Shafter sub. It is on the westward climb to Silver Zone Pass and is also the site of a large li... (more)
UP's Fourth South Switcher meets the Wendover Local in the old Rio Grande downtown yard in Salt Lake City. Aug. 14, 2014
The LA&SL is known as a very barren line with little online traffic. For the most part this is true, but there are a several spurs around the Las Vegas area that feed the mainline. The longest of ... (more)
With a relief crew added only two miles outside of Roper Yard, UP's 42 car LUE51 local departs Salt Lake City for the Utah-Nevada border town of Wendover. Note the Delta Air Lines jet approaching ... (more)
Looking like a brand new SD40-2 from the 1970s, Union Pacific 1642 basks in the warm afternoon light at UP North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On President's Day 2012, Union Pacific's LUE46, the St. John Local departs downtown Salt Lake City for Garfield and points west. Newly rebuilt SD40-2's 1642 and 1633 strut their stuff, looking a l... (more)
