Knowing that the local would have to clear the line first. I knew I had a chance if I hurried I could pull this shot off. I was happy with the results.

UP 5271 leads the MNPML just on the northern edge of the city of Tooele, Utah. Of course the rebuild, new paint 6952 is second unit.

Westbound UP 9064, rumbles around the high banked curve at Lakepoint, Utah.

UP 8082 and 7176 climb the grade at Lakepoint, UT with the MNPML. The backdrop is Oquirrh Mountain range.

The second of back to back westbounds. UP 6066 is moving right along with the MNPML.

Faust, Utah suddenly became a happening place. Two westbounds had to come to a stop. So an eastbound could pull into the siding and let the two westbound pass. UP 6066 is the second of the westbou... (more)

Union Pacific 7407, leads a late evening westbound on the Lynndyl Subdivision.

After meeting an eastbound at Smelter. The MNPML is back underway rounding the curve at Lakepoint. The crew dimed their lights for the meet. They haven't remember to turn them back on yet.

A pair of clean UP units from both GE and EMD lead a Mira Loma bound auto train westbound at Highgrove.

My window of opportunity to get a train on this evening wasn't going to be to promising. I had about a half hour window to get a train before I lost the sun for the evening. I figured I would give... (more)

One of CN's 100th Anniversary units brings up the rear of westbound auto train MNPML at Highgrove.

A couple GE tier 4's, sandwich a pretty beat up looking AC4400CW. Also a another AC4400CW can be seen shoving back in the mid train.

All elephant style. Nice to see a train with a bunch of power up front. This area actually just burned three weeks ago. One of the pros to the fire is getting rid of some of the track side brush.

Can a engine look much worse. From what I've seen as a whole. The worst looking models on the Union Pacific these days, are the GE AC4400CW-CTE's. Overhauls can't come soon enough for some of thes... (more)

Not a pretty pair, but as long as the pull hard. UP 5934, 5665, head westbound in the evening light on the Lynndyl Subdivision.