The Spirit of Union Pacific leads one of the hottest trains in the Southeast, the Los Angeles-Atlanta hotshot.

UP #1943 ( Spirit of the Union Pacific ) twist and turns through the S curve in Douglasville, GA while leading NS 28J eastbound heading for Jacksonville, FL. This power was taken off in Inman Yard... (more)

UP 1943 & 7039 lead an eastbound train of rocket boosters for NASA.

First light at Palm Springs greets UP 1943 leading eastbound train MWCSAX.

UP 1943 leads east towards Atlanta

UP 1943 leads east towards Atlanta passing through Heflin, Alabama.

Hunt Mountain looms in the background as the sun comes up on Union Pacific train MNYPU waiting for a recrew.

An empty westbound crude oil train with UP 1943 leading exits Byers Canyon and approaches Parshall.

NS Intermodal Train 28J heads eastbound through Villa Rica, GA. with UP SD70AH #1943 leading the way.

NS Intermodal Train 28J heads eastbound through Waco, GA. with UP SD70AH #1943 leading the way.

NS Intermodal Train 28J heads eastbound through Edwardsville, AL. with UP SD70AH #1943 leading the way.

NS Intermodal Train 28J heads eastbound through Heflin, AL. with UP SD70AH #1943 leading the way.

NS Intermodal Train 28J roars eastbound into the first light of the day at Choccolocco, AL. with UP SD70AH #1943 leading the way.

On a bright September morning, UP 1943, painted in a scheme honoring the branches of the US military, leads NS intermodal 28J across the East End enroute to Atlanta from Birmingham.

Tunnel 38 Union Pacific OSJXP-04 with the Spirit 1943 Union Pacific Railroad leads, winding through the incredible Gore Canyon into the vibrant evening sun at tunnel 38. This westboun... (more)