UP 9080 (SD70AH) has just run through Coal Creek Canyon and leads a freight up the grade towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 9080 (SD70AH) crosses over Highway 72 in Coal Creek Canyon as it leads an oil can train towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 9080 (SD70AH) leads a long oil can train around the corner towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

Traffic on the Villa Grove was much less than I expected today, the day after the holiday shutdown. Here, a southbound merchandise train, heavy with autoracks, crosses the Kankakee River at Momen... (more)