Check out this UP 8500 turbine at Tye. Video by Sam Parfitt. […]
UP 8500 turbine at Tye
Railroad: Union Pacific
UP 8500 turbine at Tye
Check out this UP 8500 turbine at Tye. Video by Sam Parfitt. […]
Sanborn lands at UP NEWSWIRE
Cindy Sanborn OMAHA, Neb. – Former CSX Transportation Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn, who left the railroad as part of an October management purge, has landed on her feet at Union Pacific. Sanborn on Friday was named regional vice president of transportation for UP’s Western Region. She will move into the new role on Feb. […]
UP gives young railfan who died of cancer touching farewell NEWSWIRE
Elliot Burgos with his family at the Union Pacific yard in Mason City, Iowa. Burgos family Elliot Burgos’ casket. Burgos family MASON CITY, Iowa — Elliot Burgos loved trains. Elliot’s parents, Jonathan and Shanda, say Elliot’s fascination began when he was young and never dissipated. One of the Mason City boy’s favorite places was the […]
Union Pacific to build new hump yard in Texas NEWSWIRE
Hearne, Texas Google Maps OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will build a new hump yard in Texas to handle growth in carload traffic that threatens to eventually swamp existing yards in the Lone Star State. The $550 millon Brazos Yard, to be built in Hearne, Texas, is scheduled to open in 2020, Chief Operating Officer […]
Last unpatched C&NW locomotives to be repainted UP NEWSWIRE
C&NW Nos. 8701 and 8646 roll intermodal traffic westbound through Rochelle, Ill. earlier this year. Chris Guss NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Union Pacific is on a quest to create a unified fleet of locomotives all wearing its corporate paint scheme, and the two most visual casualties will be Chicago & North Western C44-9Ws Nos. […]
Cheyenne to restore Big Boy No. 4004 NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific Big Boy-type 4-8-8-4 No. 4004 as it appeared in a Cheyenne, Wyo., park in 2013. The City of Cheyenne is paying to cosmetically restore the locomotive during 2018. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Monday, Nov. 27, the Cheyenne City Council approved full funding for the cosmetic restoration of Big Boy No. […]
Tom Danneman’s top 10 retreats
Two Montana Rail Link GP9s head up the Paradise Local as it crosses the Clark Fork River in Paradise, Mont. Three photos, Tom Danneman When I was asked to come up with 10 of my favorite spots to view and photograph railroading, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult. The difficulty was picking just 10 spots, […]
Union Pacific Gas Turbine at The Colorado Model Railroad Museum
A Union Pacific Gas Turbine-Electric heads a mixed consist from Klamath Falls to Dog Lake. Filmed during Extreme Trains Weekend at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
Union Pacific Gas Turbine at The Colorado Model Railroad Museum
A Union Pacific Gas Turbine-Electric heads a mixed consist from Klamath Falls to Dog Lake. Filmed during Extreme Trains Weekend at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
UP storage mail car
Union Pacific No. 5702 was assigned and lettered as a mail storage car. Built by ACF in 1949, it was a long (85-foot) streamlined lightweight car riding on six-wheel trucks. Union Pacific photo […]
‘Spirit of the Union Pacific’ is the newest heritage unit NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific SD70AH No. 1943 The Spirit of the Union Pacific is the railroad’s newest heritage locomotive. Union Pacific OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is introducing another heritage locomotive to its fleet, this time in honor of a World War II bomber aircraft downed over Europe. Railroad officials repainted SD70AH, or SD70AC, No. 9026 as […]
