Hunt Mountain looms in the background as the sun comes up on Union Pacific train MNYPU waiting for a recrew.

Rio Grande Heritage at Acequia

Southbound MNYPU is southbound on a pleasant early Spring day on the Colorado Joint Line through the meadows of Acequia, CO.

UP's normally nocturnal Denver North Yard to Pueblo manifest was dashing through the snow a mile south of Palmer Lake

UP Denver North Yard to Pueblo manifest climbing south on normal northbound main two at Acequia

As opposed to current operations in 2002 it was common for the UP to send the MNYPU south in the later afternoon. This made for some prime viewing as the train would crest the Palmer Divide in the... (more)

After many delays overnight UP's normally nocturnal Denver to Pueblo manifest with it's second crew aboard was descending Monument Hill into Monument