As Union Pacific train MNPWC-15 (Manifest; North Platte NE to West Colton CA) heads south on the Mojave Subdivision (the old Southern Pacific Palmdale Cutoff), a pair of SD70ACe diesels bring up t... (more)

UP AC4400CW 6674 leads MNPWC west out of Vegas, passing the Rio hotel.

The wheels of the UP MNPWC-02 wail, as the train slowly makes its way through the curve into a setting sun, with the Salt Lake Tribune building and the Wasatch Mountains in the background.

UP's North Platte-West Colton appears to be running away from a nasty storm system over Salt Lake City. The 7829 and company have 102 cars with a single ES44AC DPU on the rear of the train (UP 785... (more)

Freight train MNPWC 04 reaches the state line of Nebraska as it enters Wyoming. The sign welcoming travelers into Nebraska appears to have taken a shot or two.

California bound manifest

UP southbound on the cut-off.

Westbound manifest departs Vegas with a light engine move of eleven engines.

UP 4602 goes into emergency with a broken air line on the main. After fixing the line it will run into Vegas where it will be only one of two westbounds to get a crew. In the afternoon.