An eastbound loaded coal train rolls downgrade along the Arkansas River near Texas Creek, CO. The consist is typical of the era, with a SP 231 and CNW 8727 trailing a less than two year old UP SD... (more)
Union Pacific’s 8005, an SD9043MAC model, is easing this ballast train down the Price River Canyon grade at Castle Gate, Utah on the Provo Sub. The 72 loads in this 9500 ton train are being assi... (more)
UP 8005 & 4336 lead a westbound stack train.
A trio of big Union Pacific motors drag a 9504 ton Murdock, UT to Kyune, UT ballast train out of the long 'sag' at milepost 665.5 near the Detour set out track. The 72 Herzog ballast loads have th... (more)
A Union Pacific Herzog ballast train charges east up main #1 at CP RG696, Springville. The train was loaded the previous day at Murdock, UT on the Lynndyl Sub and is destined to dump ballast in Pr... (more)
Popping in and out patches of sunshine and shade, Union Pacific's WMUKYZ ballast train ascends the Soldier Summit grade at CP RG662, West Gilluly.
Union Pacific's WMUKYZ ballast train roars east through fresh snow along a wind power generating station at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon.
An impressive plume of exhaust trails UP's Murdock to Kyune ballast train at the Thistle Tunnels in Spanish Fork Canyon. The 9504 ton train has 72 loads and a three unit manned helper pushing on t... (more)
A 9504 ton Herzog ballast train hits the crossover switches at CP RG677, Rio in Spanish Fork Canyon. This 72 car train was loaded on the Lynndyl Subdivision at Murdock and will tie down in the for... (more)
Union Pacific Maintenance of Way folks have parked some track repair equipment on the bad order set out track off main #2 at Narrows. Approaching from the west is a Herzog ballast train with 72 lo... (more)
UP 8005 leads the mid-train DPU's toward tunnel 40 on the Moffat Route as this eastbound coal train passes thru Little Gore Canyon.
With two UP horsepower payback units, a CN ore train heads out of Duluth for loading at the Minorca Mine.