I decided to end my chase, as the road under the railroad bridge was completely submerged at MP 448, with water out of the river banks. I was in my car, and didn't feel like taking the risk of dri... (more)
UP 5596 winds through the eastern end, of Rainbow Canyon with the Z train.
My second train in rainbow canyon. UP 5596 leads the Salt Lake to Los Angeles Z train on the Caliente Sub.
An eastbound manifest heads towards Las Vegas, having just crossed the border from California into Nevada. This location is just about where the final spike was driven as crews from the east met c... (more)
A pair of UP units leads a short eastbound covered hopper train across South Boulder Creek on the main at Cliff. The tracks follow South Boulder Creek for another ten miles or so on the way east t... (more)
A light 1x1 manifest train roars upgrade out of Tucson AZ
Union Pacific's sulfuric acid train from Kennecott Copper is moments away from a crew change at North Yard in Salt Lake City. The train is on Salt Lake Subdivision Main Track 3, formerly D&RGW's S... (more)
A Union Pacific unit sulfuric acid train ascends the Cherry Hill grade at Burton Lane in Kaysville, Utah. This train was interchanged with the Kennecott Copper Corporation at Garfield, Utah and wi... (more)
