UP 3016 & 3027 head west just outside of Rochelle, IL.
Factory Fresh Tier 4's... Union Pacific 3016 and 3027 pulls an empty string of coal hoppers, west. Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision
UP 3016 and 3027 highball westbound after getting the green.
UP 3016 and 3027 shine in the mid day sun as they await a passing train. These things were so fresh, you could smell the paint.
For the past 40 miles these 2 trains have been side by side running west as the auto train over takes this empty coal train. Light eastbound traffic allowed for the dispatcher to run west on both ... (more)
This coal train is sporting some of the latest new UP power in the form of an EMD SD70ACe-T4. 3 of them are in a 2x1 DP setup as this roll this empty westbound from Waukegan, WI, towards Black Thu... (more)
UP 3016 races westbound towards Wyoming.
Union Pacific's new tier 4 SD70AHs lead a westbound coal train along the UP Geneva Subdivision. This is the first time the new tier 4 SD70ACes (non-demonstrator) have ran this section of the UP sy... (more)