UP 1996 brings up the rear of a 301 car eastbound coal train.

After what seemed like turtle speed from Lincoln to Mt. Pulaski, the C788 is finally putting the hammer down through the small Central Illinois town of Latham. In the lead is UP’s Southern Pacific... (more)

Union Pacific’s "Southern Pacific Heritage" engine, SD70ACe 1996, was found in the railroad’s Dolores Yard, on one end of a set of power getting readied for a new assignment. (Carson, C... (more)

Union Pacific's "Southern Pacific Heritage" engine, SD70ACe 1996, was found in the railroad's Dolores Yard, on one end of a set of power getting readied for a new assignment. (Carson, C... (more)

UP Heritage #1996 pays a visit to the UP's North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

With Southern Pacific 'daylight' inspired heritage colors leading the charge eastbound tonnage bound for West Colton, CA conforms to Clear Creek Ravine, between Bealville and Cliff in the heart of... (more)

UP 1996 screams east with an intermodal train in tow.

After coming north on a manifest yesterday, UP 1996 trails on a power move to Brooklyn Yard. The consist will probably be heading out on a southbound Z at some point.

Union Pacific SD40-2s 1996 and 1896 take the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Torch Relay up Southern Pacific's "Sunset Route" through San Timoteo Canyon as the train heads east to, eventually, Atla... (more)

Finding a break in the clouds the morning sun finds Union Pacific's 'Southern Pacific' heritage unit on the point of eastbound tonnage, working up Sherman Hill through the searchlight installation... (more)

UP 1996 sits in automatic idle at Dozier crossing. Amidst a flurry of flood reroutes over the Jefferson City Sub from Kansas City, Terminal Railroad Association decided to close the MacArthur Bri... (more)

The Union Pacific Railroad provided two locomotives for display during the Illinois Railway Museums diesel weekend. Here the UP 1996, the SP heritage locomotive is displayed on the west wye.

As a light snow begins to fall on a grey winter day a monster 190 car manifest drops down Archer Hill and into Cheyenne, seen just east of the OS at Barnett. Southern Pacific Daylight (heritage un... (more)

The Southern Pacific Heritage engine makes the turn to head on the Dotsero cutoff leading an Eastbound loaded coal train. The track in the foreground is the line heading to Minturn, now only used... (more)