On a rainy day in July 1981, Union Pacific EMD GP40X Nos. 9000 and 9001 sit at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Easily seen in this photo, flared radiators are distinctive feature of the GP40X. Experimental ... (more)

With a fresh crew onboard, UP 9000 proudly leads the CSXT K683-06 high-balling westbound out of Selkirk into the last bit of light after a day-trip on the River Sub.

The less famous Union Pacific 9000 (SD70AH).....leads CSX K683 over the bridge at Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, on Sunday, November 8, 2020. With a change in freight provid... (more)

On a beautiful late autumn afternoon, two clean UP units rumble north over the historical Rondout Creek Gorge over the 150ft high trestle after meeting southbound Q158 at CP-80 at West Park. The h... (more)

The DPU's on Union Pacific's daily, northbound ZLCLT (Los Angeles, Calif. - Lathrop, Calif.) hotshot train twists and turns between Russ and Ravenna as today's heavy train climbs the grade through... (more)

Can I get a light? The crew of the UP 9000 peers below as a gathering of military and civilian personnel converse as they wait for their passenger train to points east to back into the depo... (more)

"This here is one of our finest," said the UP Manager. In a staged scene part of the annual night photography session at the Rail Giants Train Museum in Pomona, a Union Pacific executive p... (more)

I came across one of my old slides of Union Pacific 9000 on display at the Pomona Fairgrounds in the mid - 1980s.

Actors came together at the RailGiants museum to give photographers a glimpse into the past. Many scenarios played out over the course of the night. In this scenario, a crew member is conducting m... (more)

Ready to steam into the night! As 9000's headlight beams into the darkness a few crewmen look over the engine and discuss the route. It was such a pleasure to work on this annual night photosh... (more)

The crew of UP 9000 enjoy the view during a night photo shoot a the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, CA. Thank you to photographer Steve Crise for providing the lighting and guidance to those who at... (more)

With the spectacular selection of props used during this year's Rail Giants Train Museum Night Photography Session, a roster shot of the 1926-built UP 9000 was one of the lesser sought-after photo... (more)

No Rain in California? Fine, We'll Make Our Own. Reenactor San Calderwood, of both Rail Giants and Santa Fe 3751 steam crew fame, gives photographers at the 2018 Rail Giants Train Museum N... (more)

Cigarettes are exchanged between soldiers as a steam crew awaits departure out of Pomona, the destination quite unknown at this time, as there is only about 10 feet of rail to go in the museum gro... (more)

"Holy...this is turning into quite the production." Shortly after those very words were stated by professional railroad photographer and night photography lighting expert Steve Crise, shut... (more)