Out of the Darkness: After waiting almost 45 minutes for a BNSF track gang to clear their track-and-time, UP 4014 slowly emerges from the St. Paul tunnels on main track 2. They will pull th... (more)

UP 4014 is a long way from home rails here, using UP trackage rights on the BNSF, nee CNW rights on the BN. Furthermore, the Nemadji River bridge seen here is on the former SOO Line Danbury Sub. T... (more)

Highball!: After undoubtedly getting a diverging clear at Coon Creek, Ed cracks the throttle on UP 4014 for the last 20 or so miles to the Twin Cities. The train is coming off the BNSF Hink... (more)

Not So Big Now, Are Ya?: Most photos of the Big Boy do a great job of showing just how massive the locomotive is. I wanted to do just the opposite here; the Sandstone bridge is an impressiv... (more)