UP 3648 brings a drag freight out of Weber Canyon, at Uintah, Utah. Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific are still in the early years of the merger.

Union Pacific helpers UP 3648 and UP 3467 are shoving hard on a westbound coal train at the Frost Crossover on Cajon Pass. Underneath the helpers in the distance is the headend of the train as it ... (more)

A four pack of EMD SD45s lead Rio Grande's KUW (Kaiser Unit West) through Soldier Summit on a chilly April 2, 1977 afternoon. If only I'd had a tape recorded with me on that day . . . the sound wa... (more)

It's the first of June, 1978, and southern California's "June Gloom" covers the sky as Union Pacific SD45 3648 heads west past the site of the UP's now razed station in Pomona. The parallel mainl... (more)