I'm standing on the steps and the famous old tower, still manned at the time, probably sipping ice tea. Jay, the tower operator, allowed me to hang out in air conditioned comfort while waiting fo... (more)
A hot UP Overland Mail West roars through the pine forest just west of Spring Garden.
UP's hot Overland Mail West sweeps through the valleys east of the highest ridges of the Sierra Nevada, with the little town of Doyle in the distance. What a change in scenery this is compared to ... (more)
A pair of convertible AC4460's lead a westbound loaded coal train for San Antonio. The train is passing through wonderful Luling, TX, where one can find some of the best BBQ Texas has to offer at... (more)
Four centennials and a two SD40-2's make up the power of this train as they glide through a nice snow scene in Utah. Photo taken by Kenneth M. Ardinger.
Centennial No. 6908 accelerates an OMW out of Chilcoot Tunnel and onto the desert east of Portola.
westbound UP hotshot descending Cajon Pass near Keenbrook, CA
A westbound UP intermodal train, possibly the OMW, exits the former WP Tunnel 1 in Niles Canyon. This location is rarely photographed, yet it is only a short walk from the nearest road.
On it's last hurrah.
UP Centennial 6908 leads the railroad's hot Overland Mail West around a towering rock ledge at Hawley, CA, just east of Portola.
UP Centennial 6908 leads a hot Overland Mail West through a beautiful valley as it roars westward past Doyle.
An Overland Mail West, led by DDA40X 6908, splices beautiful Sierra Nevada forest at Mohawk in the summer of 1984.
Centennial 6908 leads a hot Overland Mail West across the Keddie Wye Bridge just before evening shadows engulf it.
Crossing a steel trestle near Quincy, a hot Overland Mail West with a Centennial on the point maintains its fast pace through the Canyon.
Centennial 6908 leads a hot Overland Mail West through Spring Garden on a beautiful summer afternoon.