October 14, 2019 - Union Pacific 1989, Denver Rio Grand Heritage Unit, pulls past a switch at CSX's Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana, after dropping off a trailing CSXT unit from it's consist. It is leading a southbound loaded coke train CSX W221-13 on it's way down the CE&D, Henderson and other Subdivisions in Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee on its way to Georgia. It's trailing units here are UP 6684 and 7164. According to Wikipedia: Union Pacific 1989: Serial number 20056723-098, is painted in Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad colors. It was delivered on 24 May 2006, unveiled on June 17, 2006, at a special UP employee event in Denver, Colorado. It is one of six EMD SD70ACe locomotives that are painted in the liveries of railroads acquired by the Union Pacific. The company says the locomotives "pay homage to those railroads and the generations of men and women who helped to build a great nation and the foundation for our future."

Union Pacific 1989, Denver Rio Grand Heritage Unit…

October 14, 2019 – Union Pacific 1989, Denver Rio Grand Heritage Unit, pulls past a switch at CSX’s Howell Yard in Evansville, Indiana, after dropping off a trailing CSXT unit from it’s consist. It is leading a southbound loaded coke train CSX W221-13 on it’s way down the CE&D, Henderson and other Subdivisions in Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee on its way to Georgia. It’s trailing units here are UP 6684 and 7164.

Blast From The Past - October 1, 1986 - A view of a portion of the Great Wall located northwest and north of Beijing, China showing the fortified tower positions and many tourists. The construction of the wall started in the 7th Century BC by the first Emperor Quin Shui Hunag Di. It is 25 feet high and nearly 25 feet thick in places, the original wall, 1500 miles in length, took ten years to complete. In 1368 AD the Ming Dynasty continued construction for 200 years and it now is over 3750 miles in length. - USAF Photo by TSgt. James R. Pearson

Blast From The Past – October 1, 1986 – A view of a portion of the Great Wall…

Blast From The Past – October 1, 1986 – A view of a portion of the Great Wall located northwest and north of Beijing, China showing the fortified tower positions and many tourists. The construction of the wall started in the 7th Century BC by the first Emperor Quin Shui Hunag Di. It is 25 feet high and nearly 25 feet thick in places, the original wall, 1500 miles in length, took ten years to complete. In 1368 AD the Ming Dynasty continued construction for 200 years and it now is over 3750 miles in length.

This photograph was made during an assignment where I covered the crew of a KC-10 Refueling Tanker that flew a group of Chinese Acrobats that had been performing in the U.S. back to their home in China. – USAF Photo by TSgt. James R. Pearson