Westbound empties.

Big Oil Sunrise at the Great Divide

Of aerials and the Moffat Road, oil and wings roll out of the valley below the Great Divide at East Portal within an hour of sunrise. Sh... (more)

Going on evening a westbound Union Pacific No. 2561 appears, sliding stacks downhill through the new Signal Bridge at Yuba Gap. It seems wide enough for future Double Tracking.

UP 2561 (GE C45AH) & 9368 (GE C40-8W) head an eastbound manifest through Burns (WY).

After cresting the Summit, a Union Pacific Z double and single Stack begins the long slide down the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Roseville.

A Union Pacific Z intermodal ducks under the Signal Bridge at Yuba Gap during a early evening snow shower.

With storm clouds overhead, UP Train ZG4CI 15 makes its way up the short grade at MP 420 on the BNSF Marceline Sub, running through a temporary speed restriction. If you look closely next to the ... (more)

UP's eastbound ZCIG1 rounds the sweeping curve at Beaumont on the Yuma Sub.

Late morning at Pepper Ave in West Colton finds a UP manifest departing the yard and heading east out the Yuma Subdivision.

In the glow of late afternoon sunlight a mix of screaming 'horses' and whinning dynamics highlight railroading in the Tehachapi's as a pair of 'Roseville' trains take center stage near MP 377.

Brand new UP 2561 leads this West Colton to Dallas manifest around the popular railfan spot at Beaumont curve.