UP 5983 leads the Bond local as it makes its way off of the Craig Branch and into the small yard in Bond.

The Craig Branch has many difficult grades to conquer and this shot just outside of Bond really shows that. UP 5983 leads the local into Bond as they glide downhill.

Finally through the Crater Loops, UP 5983 brings its local back up to speed as it passes another set of Rio Grande searchlights.

UP 5983 navigates the curves and grades of the Craig Branch as they prepare to run through the Crater Loops.

The Bond local continues south as they pass some storage cars in the siding at Toponas. One of UP's old war wagons, UP 5983, leads the train south today.

UP 5983 leads the UP Bond local south past another set of Rio Grande searchlights. One of the overlooked gems on the UP, the Craig Branch is still littered with searchlights all the way up towards... (more)

The Bond local heads south through Yampa past an intermediate set of Rio Grande searchlights. Fall colors will still holding on surprisingly well.

UP 5983 rolls south out of Phippsburg passing the old Rio Grande searchlights. Today they'll be running freight down to Bond.

The crew of UP 5983 (AC4400WC-CTE) offloads their bags after arriving in Rocky, Colorado. The trip from Grand Junction on the west slope was no doubt a scenic journey as a heavy snow blanketed th... (more)

Here we see the trifecta at Rocky, as a BNSF Freight holds on the Eisele siding while the California Zephyr passes, and UP 5983 (AC4400WC-CTE) holds on the Rocky siding before heading into Denver.... (more)