Heavy snow is falling at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel as UP 8051 (ES44AC) splits the signals while running east on the Moffat Tunnel Sub towards Tolland, Colorado.
Most days one could just sit by the tracks and watch coal trains go past like a steady procession, loaded or empty. It's a crisp and clear December afternoon as the 8051 arrives in Fremont with a ... (more)
Fresh from the factory UP8031 digs into the 10 degree curves of the Austin Loops on the 2.2% battle for Mullan Pass. The rail was still wet from a passing storm, and sounds of slipping wheels, R... (more)
A train of high proof hooch takes a right to stay on the Chicago Line. By the alignment of the tracks, it is easy to tell the former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Line (now Grand Elk Railway) wa... (more)