Westbound 1x1 coal train rolls thru the small town of Chelsea in central Iowa. The train is making its way across Iowa on the ex-Chicago North Western double main. The train is bound for Black Thu... (more)

Appearing to be just another coal train, UP's Denver to Salt Lake City manifest has just 10 additional miles to cross to arrive at Roper Yard. A cut of coal loads was added to the head end of the ... (more)

Three UP's meeting each other in Vardo. The second unit on the northbound (led by 9142) is an unpatched SP.

You don't often find SD40-2's on UP coal trains anymore, but that's exactly what was on CSVPAH 26, along with 3 big AC's. The crew has just tied down the train at Big Bend and will be going off du... (more)