OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is simplifying its intermodal terminal network to improve service in Chicago, which will result in idling the Global III terminal in Rochelle, Ill., along with the Canal Street Container Depot. UP currently operates six intermodal facilities in and around the Railroad Capital. “Many of our ramps handle a mix of […]
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Union Pacific moves ‘monster’ loaded coal train with two distributed power sets to Wisconsin power plant NEWSWIRE
OAK CREEK, Wis. — With Precision Scheduled Railroading in effect at Union Pacific, longer trains have become more frequent across its system. This loaded coal train is one such example. Loaded as two trains at North Antelope mine in Wyoming, Union Pacific consolidated both trains at South Morrill, Neb., for the trip to Oak Creek, […]
Big Boy No. 4004 will see you Saturday NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4004 will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon on April 27. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne’s other Big Boy is accepting visitors for a brief time Saturday. For those who planned to watch Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 go west Saturday to Ogden, Utah, a trip […]
Big Boy No. 4014’s first passenger train will be nine cars long NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4014, shown in November 2013 when the engine was removed from the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, will leave Cheyenne, May 4. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The consist of the Union Pacific steam special leaving Cheyenne May 4 and heading for Ogden, Utah, and the 150th anniversary of the first transcontinental […]
Ethanol fire engulfs derailed cars from Union Pacific train in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Investigators and railroad officials are looking into the cause of a derailment and tank car fire early Wednesday morning in Fort Worth. Union Pacific representative Kristen South tells Trains that about 25 tank cars hauling ethanol derailed near Echo Lake close to 12:30 a.m. The trains’ crew was not injured and […]
UP cancels 844 trip; sets westbound doubleheader with 4014 NEWSWIRE
No. 844 will join No. 4014, shown at Pomona, Calif., in 2013, on its inaugural run. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — When Union Pacific’s westbound steam doubleheader leaves Cheyenne on May 4 in the inaugural run of Big Boy No. 4014, the 4-8-8-4 will lead 4-8-4 No. 844, a UP spokeswoman tells Trains News […]
Tracklayers reach incredible goals on the transcontinental railroad PART 1
Chinese workers load rail onto a tracklaying car from the piles left by the morning’s supply train. Sixteen rails, a keg of spikes, a keg of nuts and bolts, and 32 splice bars, along with the crew made the load. Horses to pull the car stand ready. The location is Granite Point, Nev., in late […]
Tracklayers reach incredible goals on the transcontinental railroad PART 2
Grading on the Central Pacific was done by hand, relying primarily on Chinese using picks, shovels, and horse-drawn dump carts, though black powder was freely used to break hard soil and move rocks aside. This scene is the 170-foot deep excavation at Prospect Hill, Calif. It dates from summer 1866, when more than a thousand […]
The Golden Spike and other notable track completion ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada
Notable U.S. and Canadian railroad completions Trains: Rick Johnson Promontory Summit, Utah, may have hosted North America’s most famous final-spike ceremony, but the event on May 10, 1869, was not unique. Not all railroads had a completion “moment:” the New York Central is an example of a railroad formed through a series of mergers and […]
Transcontinental Railroad details: Railroad Spikes
Railroad spike diagram Rick Johnson SPIKE dimensions are precise and have been set by such groups as the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association for decades. Spikes are made of relatively low-carbon steel, which is softer than the steel used in rail and spike mauls. This is important because when a spike is driven, it […]
UP Museum excursion set for July 15; will 4014 pull it? NEWSWIRE
Will No. 4014, No. 844, or diesel power a July 15 excursion from Omaha, Neb., to Boone, Iowa? Trains: Jim Wrinn OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will operate an excursion from its headquarters city of Omaha, Neb., to Boone, Iowa, traveling across the famous Kate Shelley Bridge on July 15, the UP Museum confirmed Monday. […]
3D Track Plans: HO scale CNW Wisconsin Division to Crystal Lake, Illinois
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Enjoy this unique 3-D rendering of the around-the-wall HO scale model railroad David Popp developed in his multi-part “Designing a layout” planning series for MR Video Plus. […]