UP 8359 (SD70ACe) climbs the 2% grade out of Coal Creek Canyon towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.
UP 8359 (SD70ACe) leads an oil can train out of Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 as it heads west on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
An SD70ACe brings up the rear of an eastbound loaded coal train.
After completing the journey over the treacherous Cuesta Pass from San Ardo to San Luis Obispo, Union Pacific 8359 and the loaded oil cans stop to take a break before getting a new crew and headin... (more)
The fog had burned off and the sun is now shining on the California Coast as the southbound oil cans sit idle waiting for a new crew in San Luis Obispo, California. The 9,680 tons of crude oil tra... (more)