Following the Big Hole River, UP MPCSB rolls northbound through the La Marche Gulch with no. 1943, "The Spirit of the Union Pacific" veterans unit, in the lead.

Operating on Union Pacific’s Montana Subdivision running from Butte to Pocatello, a short five-car Union Pacific freight heads southbound between Divide and Maiden Rock along the Big Hole River ... (more)

Yes, I know you are shocked. A James Belmont photo taken in Montana? It's true! One of the most memorable train chasing trips I've ever undertaken was following Union Pacific's E9s leading a direc... (more)