A view UP North Platte shops as a severe warned thunderstorm forms in the background

UP 1996 is parked at the siding in Rodell. This was once a popular stop on the CNW when Rodell was a town in the 1900's-1930's. With the CNW long gone, UP heritage unit 1996 is parked here at the ... (more)

DSNG 482 leads the first train of the day out of Durango towards Silverton on this rather cool morning in the Rockies.

GMTX 2103 rolls by me after putting together a local on the east end. Now it heads west for Menards about 10 miles to the west at MP 79

UP 7876 passes by the local switching set in Altoona. The crew will change in the east end along with a sticky handbrake detected about 16-25 cars back.

UP 4521 with about 85 cars in tow passes by the Altoona depot as an American and Union Pacific flag fly in the calm winds.

A reflection of another boring UP GEVO. Not bad for my first try at reflection shots!

UP 7070 leads a westbound empty coke train. This is a pretty new train with UP running 1 coke train a week each way.

CN 8830 one unit wonder leads a mixed of intermodal, automotive, and general freight south where it will get a new Stevens Point.

A very slow moving M-BUWN snakes its way through Eau Claire this very warm spring-like afternoon.

BNSF 5776 brings an eastbound manifest through Alma, WI. In my 8 and a half hours I spent here, I only saw 5 trains on the BNSF.

BNSF 8235 leads a stack train featuring the golden swoosh past Kansas City Union Station