UP 8719 (SD70ACe) exits the west portal of the Hermosa Tunnel with a plumb of smoke.

UP Ace 8719 leads a freight out of the Yard early in the morning as the snow falls in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

UP 8719 (SD70ACe) exits the tunnels at Hermosa, Wyoming and runs through the snow towards Tie Siding.

UP 8719 (SD70ACe) leaves the Cheyenne Yard in a heavy snowstorm and meets another freight coming into the yard.

Light snow and sun catch UP 8719 (SD70ACe) as it gets ready to enter the Hermosa Tunnels on the Transcon Line in Wyoming.

Auto Racks roll south (SP East) through Summerland with the rear of the train still coming around the steep face of Ortega Hill. Smoke from the huge Rey fire north of Santa Barbara comes over and ... (more)

With the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island for a backdrop UP 8719 4851 and NS 9546 begin their journey on the L.A.S.L.

This is one of those shots you better be ready on a blind corner. I had just photographed this train passing the Salt Lake Intermodal yard. I then race him to this spot taking a big gamble that I ... (more)

A long Union Pacific XCLX (Xcel Energy) coal empty wraps around the curves while climbing the Front Range of the Rockies at Eisele (formerly Clay), Colorado. The lead locomotives are rattling over... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific Xcel Energy coal train approaches Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on June 4, 2014.

A UP stack train heads eastbound on Track 2 through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built main lines through here alongside the Humbolt River, ... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific stack train threads through stark Palisade Canyon, Nevada, and crosses the Humbolt River on March 7, 2012. The vastness of this barren landscape through Palisade Canyon ... (more)

A UP stack train heads eastbound on Track 2 through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here alongside the Humbolt R... (more)