UP 8571 in new paint in helper service on Beaumont Hill.

Past Prospects: In a scene that is no longer possible, UP 8571 leads manifest 13Z southbound through Stuarts Draft, Virginia, as the train passes the iconic N&W CPLs that have stood the test of t... (more)

13Z passes by the Augusta Forestry Center near Crimora, VA as the sun begins to set.

Clouds prevailed but luck was on my side as the sun pokes itself behind them as UP 8571 in its new paint scheme leads NS 168 west for St. Louis.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z west over the New River in Radford, VA on the Pulaski district.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z west through Christiansburg at the crest of Christiansburg grade.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z through control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z past John Farm in Shawsville, VA.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z through Wabun, VA along the Christiansburg district.

Colorful Visitors: NS 13Z, led by UP 8571, hurls south through Buena Vista, Virginia, as the train also had a BNSF trailing 3rd with an NS SD70ACU sandwiched in the middle. The train brings in ni... (more)

Union Pacific’s MDVRO freight exits Tunnel 27 in the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on June 15, 2001. Leading the train is UP EMD SD40T-2 No. 8571, formerly Rio Grande No. 5343.

I chased this westbound Union Pacific coal train from Helper to Soldier Summit this day. The weather in Helper was fine; the weather further west and at higher elevation was not fine! Above Price ... (more)

A ground blizzard was blowing this day on the upper reaches of Union Pacific’s ascent of the Soldier Summit grade in Utah. Winds were very light at Helper Yard at the eastern base of the pass wh... (more)

Union Pacific MDVRO freight emerges from Tunnel 27 in the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on June 15, 2001. Leading the train is a locomotive very much at home—UP EMD SD40T-2 No. 8... (more)

UP 8571 is the dpu on an eastbound produce train.