An auto train led by two SD70Ms take a "right turn, Clyde" onto the Phoexnix Sub at Picacho, AZ.
Running on a slow order due to signal work, a new ACe leads 3 GE’s on an eastbound intermodal from the ports.
Only moments away from the sun dropping below the western horizon, an eastbound mixed freight shoves back to switch cars in the small yard at Picacho on UP’s Gila Subdivision at 6:51pm.
For reasons unknown, the UP Super Bowl Special ran the sunset route after originating from Council Bluffs the day before. No complaints here however, as the train ran west on a picture perfect aft... (more)
An eastbound with a varied consist just north of Picacho.
The Coolidge Turn is diverging from the Sunset Line and is heading north to Coolidge.
The engineer widens out the throttle after getting a high green as an eastbound gets into the clear.
A varied consist is diverging north towards Phoenix off the main at Picacho.
The engineer is widening out the throttle after getting a clear signal at Picacho heading east towards Tucson.
It is still morning but it already above 90 degrees as UP 8139 waits for a crew to take a long auto rack train east into Tucson.
On the "Sunset Route".
Just minutes after sunrise, the Monday edition of Amtrak's Sunset Limited rolls eastward bound for it's next stop of Tucson with a P40DC leading on a cool late April morning, something that isn't ... (more)
On a warm summer evening, UP AC44CW no. 6528 brings a manifest train down the UP Sunset Route just before sunset.
