UP 5985 west rounds one of the many curves around the mountains in the Sonoran Desert just west of Shawmut Arizona on the former SP.

Last photo of the day -- with a few good shots in the bag, the sun about to set, and the train slowing to a stop here in La Salle, it was time to end the chase and head back home.

The black and threatening sky of a hot afternoon has given way to a beautiful sunset, punctuated by a few soft clouds. Straight down the dirt road is the mighty Longs Peak, many miles beyond the n... (more)

As tornadoes and severe thunderstorms develop just to the east, a northbound UP manifest waits in the siding for a special meet with UP 844 hauling the southbound Cheyenne Frontier Days special ba... (more)