A TP&W transfer job prepares to departs the Tazewell & Peoria yard for the short trip back to their own yard.

Just the usual 2006 helpers passing the Brickyard and my friend Sean's STI. We put a lot of fun miles on that thing while aggressively chasing down the last vestiges of Conrail blue.

The BNSF has quite a few SD40-2's working the large yard in Denver, Colorado.

Just some SD40-2s passing CP MO in Cresson, nothing special right? Well, there was. This was in 2014, well after they had been generally replaced with the ubiquitous (for the time) SD40E fleet.

Believe it or not, this photo was not taken when the SD40-2 ruled the mountain. It was years later when this incredible chance to see a pair of them (including this Conrail SD40-2R rebuild) shovin... (more)

MRL 262 leads the LAUBOZ on an August evening. Now nearing Big Timber they have a straight shot without opposing traffic until Livingston. Time will tell what happens to this local after BNSF take... (more)

The conductor minds the first of two cattle gates that the Harrison local negotiates as it approaches it's namesake destination. A wintry mix approaches from the mountains.

A variety of locomotive sets wait outside the shops in Denver for servicing or assignment

The weather on Monday for the Laurel to Bozeman Local wasn't too great. Pockets of sunlight came and went. We lucked out on Bozeman Pass as the sun came out for a brief moment as the train hammers... (more)

The 5 days a week Laurel to Bozeman and back local is about to their turning spot. The train is dropping off Bozeman Pass and a couple miles from Bozeman. The last rays of sunlight are trying to c... (more)

Southbound racks swing thru downtown Ocala.

A UP SD40-2R with another SD40-2 leads a local through Henefer, UT.

It's a very chilly Veterans Day 2022 morning right by Union Pacific's Steam Shops as a lone Union Pacific SD40-2R resides next to some of the equipment that is headed for the Railroading Heritage ... (more)

MRL LAUBOZ is heading West towards Bozeman after passing through the town of Columbus.

In January 1997, flooding in the Feather and Sacramento River Canyons compelled Union Pacific to detour numerous trains on the Modoc Line for a couple of weeks. A westbound detour train is seen de... (more)