This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

Union Pacific intermodal train IKCLB 26 (Kansas City to Long Beach) has arrived at the railroad's Dolores Yard (essintially Long Beach). Soon the power will cut off and the cars will eventually m... (more)

Upon arrival at the Union Pacific's Dolores Yard from Kansas City MO, UP intermodal train IKCLB 26 set to work breaking its train into smaller parts for unloading at the railroad's Intermodal Cont... (more)

The Western Pacific heritage unit runs light eastbound to Portola to join the Big Boy event after being pressed into service to assist a freight train the prior day.

UP's Western Pacific heritage unit leads eastbound coal loads.

Nice surprise this afternoon as 1983 leads this empty rail train from Ogden Utah.

UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, makes a Chicagoland appearance leading ITAG4 from Tacoma, WA, seen here rumbling over the Fox River in Geneva, IL on its way to a crew change in Proviso... (more)

On the first chilly morning of the season in Chicagoland, UP’s Western Pacific heritage locomotive rumbles east with stacks for UP’s Global IV yard in Joliet. This iconic spot may not have too... (more)

Union Pacific 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit is seen as the rear DPU on a coal train at Roper Yard in Salt Lake City.

With Union Pacific's Western Pacific heritage unit leading the way, Norfolk Southern manifest freight 15M heads west as it soars over Twentymile Creek on the state line trestle in North East, Pen... (more)

UP 1983 leading NS 15M west through Blasdell NY

UP's "Western Pacific" heritage unit, operating in distributed power mode, brings up the rear of NS train 378 as it crosses the Chattahoochee River into Columbus, GA, from Phenix City, A... (more)

NS train 344 sits tied down at Basic with Western Pacific heritage unit # UP 1983 on the point.

May be running with an intermodal symbol, but this extra NS I9A which usually originates in Chicago, originated at Danville, KY, and instead of terminating in Atlanta, they went to Macon, GA, was ... (more)

The Western Pacific heritage SD70ACe continues its tour of the southeast leading Macon,GA bound freight I9A through Austell on a stormy Sunday afternoon.