UP 4-10-2 8800 leads 57 cars eastbound at 25 MPH near Yermo California in 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
A loaded Herzog MOW train awaits room in Yermo, tied down north of town.
Sitting in the deadline in Union Pacific's Yermo Yard is UP DDA40X 6920. This engine was built by EMD in November 1969, one hundred years after the driving of the Golden Spike, and being construc... (more)
Union Pacific 6904 is stored with three other DD40Xs, along with Missouri Pacific GP38-2s and a long line of UP GP-30B engine. Photo taken with permission.
Union Pacific 6905 leads the SuperVan intermodal into the Yermo Yard. The UP 6905 was just pulled out of long time storage and put back into service. The year 1984 was a great time chasing the bi... (more)
The day is breaking as the Union Pacific Steam Crew work to ready UP 4014 for it's trip back down Cajon Pass. This will be the second time that a Big Boy was operated, under steam, 'west' through ... (more)
UP 4014 rests in Yermo yard under the stars.
Ready to head to Vegas, UP 844 backs out of Yermo yard. With cylinder cocks open she puts on quite a show in the cool morning air, backing into the steam as she makes her way to the main.
Pooled with Union Pacific four Rio Grande tunnel motors 5394, 5351, 5346 and 5341 are heading west with a Kaiser coal train destined for Southern California.
A long line of Union Pacific GP-30B engines sits in storage in Yermo. The dry desert climate air in Southern California made for a good location to store lots of diesel locomotives. Photo taken ... (more)
Union Pacific 3632 pull a westbound manifest train in to Yermo yard.
Manned helpers UP 3395 and UP 3652 bring a long, loaded grain train into the Yermo Yard, while UP 3073 and UP 3684 wait for their next assignment.
Union Pacific Centennial 6937 is the last in a long line of stored DD40X locomotives, followed by a long line of GP-30B units. The dry California desert air made for a good location to store many... (more)
UP SD40-2 3404 equipped with an extended short hood.