Sunrise is breaking as UP 5561 (ES44AC) leads a freight out of the Cheyenne Yard and under the former Colorado and Southern Railroad bridge (now BNSF).

UP 5561 leads eastbound stacks near Wellton, AZ.

UP 5561 shoves on the rear of an eastbound grain train.

Sherman Granite Alpen Glow
5-8 minutes after the sun popped over Sherman Summit an eastbound fast moving manifest made a timely appearance for the camera. The great Rock Peopl... (more)

First Light at Dale Junction

Within moments after the sun rises over Sherman Hill my vantage point on the East Sherman Granite allows the sun to dance with the Overland Route... (more)

DPUs for LOP82, the Lone Pine Sub local, shove a coal train bound for the Trona Railway toward Mojave.

A loaded UP coal train bound for the Trona Railway sits outside of Mojave at Fleta with the UP 5561 and a older ex SP AC for power.

A westbound stack train rolls through Yuba on a beautiful winter day in the Sierra.

A westbound freight train traverses Arnold Loop in eastern Nevada on its ascent of Silver Zone Pass. Fog from the valley below and the salt flats of Utah has covered the front of the locomotive in... (more)

A grimy GE leads the westbound Roper to Roseville manifest up Silver Zone Pass out of Wendover. Pilot Peak presides over Arnold Loop and the Pilot Creek Valley.

UP 5561 was eastbound at Boca in the morning sun as anglers began to gather near the Truckee River on a fine August morning.

Telephoto compressed shot with the 300 F/4 at Verdi. UP 5561 is eastbound on Track 1. Track 2 can be seen through the exhaust plume to the right of the locomotives. The searchlight signal was l... (more)

Southbound coal train