October 14, 2019 - Union Pacific 2089, Rio Grand Heritage Unit, backs into a track at CSX's Howell Yard to drop off a CSX unit, in Evansville, Indiana. It leading southbound loaded coke train CSX W221-13 on it's way through the CE&D and Henderson and other Subdivisions through Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee on its way to Georgia. Not sure why it made its way through our area, but sure glad it did! Thanks to all the folks that gave heads up along the way!! 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, Rio Grand Heritage Unit…

October 14, 2019 – Union Pacific 1989, Rio Grand Heritage Unit, backs into a track at CSX’s Howell Yard to drop off a CSX unit, in Evansville, Indiana. It leading southbound loaded coke train CSX W221-13 on it’s way through the CE&D and Henderson and other Subdivisions through Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee on its way to Georgia. Not sure why it made its way through our area, but sure glad it did! Thanks to all the folks that gave heads up along the way!!

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.”

September 9, 2019 - Union Pacific 6013 leads a mixed freight over the BNSF Aurora Subdivision, at the diamond, as a track inspector watches from the side as it heads westbound on the the UP Geneva Subdivision at Rochelle, Illinois.

Union Pacific 6013 leads a mixed freight…

September 9, 2019 – Union Pacific 6013 leads a mixed freight over the BNSF Aurora Subdivision, at the diamond, as a track inspector watches from the side as it heads westbound on the the UP Geneva Subdivision at Rochelle, Illinois.

September 9, 2019 - A Union Pacific intermodal passes under the former Chicago and North Western Railway coaling tower, as it heads westbound on the Geneva Subdivision with UP 4729 leading at DeKalb, Illinois.

Union Pacific intermodal passes under…

September 9, 2019 – A Union Pacific intermodal passes under the former Chicago and North Western Railway coaling tower, as it heads westbound on the Geneva Subdivision with UP 4729 leading at DeKalb, Illinois.

WEB-05.10.19 UP 5455 SB Loaded Coal Crossing the Diamond at Marion, IL

A loaded Union Pacific coal train…

May 10, 2019 – A loaded Union Pacific coal train with UP 5455 and 4311 leading, crosses over the Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railway (COER) and UP diamond as it heads south on UP’s Marion Subdivision at Marion, Illinois.

According to Wikipedia: The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway (reporting mark COER) (formerly American Rail Heritage, Ltd. d/b/a Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad Company) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates in the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region. It is most historically recognized by the FRA for being the last U.S. railroad of any kind to use steam locomotives exclusively in regular revenue freight service up until 1986.

The present-day shortline currently operates a total of 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of track across the industrial centers of Williamson County in two separate railroad districts with a fleet of two diesel switcher engines. One line being known as the “Marion District”, which is the railroad’s main working division with roughly 8.5 miles (13.7 km) of track; and the other division being the “Herrin District”, which mostly serves the city’s manufacturing industries along a 5-mile (8.0 km) stretch of track.

I tried without success to find their units on this trip, but, like Arnold, “I’ll be back!”

WEB-04.06.19 UP SB grain DUP at Gorham, IL

Union Pacific 7493 brings up the rear…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 7493 brings up the rear as the DPU of a loaded southbound grain train at Gorham, Illinois on the Chester Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

WEB-04.06.19 UP NB Mixed Freight 1 at Gorham, IL

Union Pacific 4428 heads up a mixed freight train…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 4428 heads up a mixed freight train, as it heads northbound UP’s Mt. Vernon Subdivision at Gorham, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

WEB-04.06.19 BNSF 4178 NB grain at Jonesboro, IL

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 4178 leads…

April 6, 2019 – Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 4178 leads a northbound grain train at the signal bridge at McClure, Illinois on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific #bnsfrailway #bnsf

WEB-04.06.19 UP SB grain at Jonesboro, IL

Union Pacific 5376 passes under a signal bridge…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 5376 passes under a signal bridge at Jonesboro, Illinois as it leads a grain train southbound on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

WEB-04.06.19 UP Grain NB over Thebes Bridge 1, Thebes, IL

Union Pacific 8161 leads a mixed freight…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 8161 leads a mixed freight over the Mississippi River on the Thebes Bridge at Thebes, Illinois as it makes its way south on UP’s Chester Subdivision.

According to Wikipedia: The Thebes Bridge is a truss bridge carrying the Union Pacific Railroad (previously carried the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific, in a joint operation) across the Mississippi River between Illmo, Missouri and Thebes, Illinois. It is owned by the Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company, now a UP subsidiary.

The Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company was incorporated in Illinois on December 28, 1900 to own the bridge and 4.64 miles (7.47 km) of connecting rail line. It was initially owned equally by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and St. Louis Southwestern Railway.

The designer of the bridge was Polish-American engineer Ralph Modjeski. The Missouri Pacific and SLIM&S merged in 1917, and in 1945 the C&EI sold its 1/5 share to the Missouri Pacific, giving the latter company, since merged into the UP, a majority interest. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

WEB-04.06.19 BNSF 4178 NB meets SB UP Intermodal 2 at Jonesboro, IL

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 3887 brings up the rear…

April 6, 2019 – Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 3887 brings up the rear as the DPU on a northbound grain train as a southbound Union Pacific intermodal passes it at the signal bridge at McClure, Illinois on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific #bnsfrailway #bnsf

April 6, 2019 - Union Pacific 7743 heads up a southbound intermodal, as it passes UP 8652 and 6849 on a waiting northbound loaded coal train at Gorham, Illinois as, it heads southbound on UP's Chester Subdivision. - #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

Union Pacific 7743 heads up a southbound intermodal…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 7743 heads up a southbound intermodal, as it passes UP 8652 and 6849 on a waiting northbound loaded coal train at Gorham, Illinois as, it heads southbound on UP’s Chester Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

April 6, 2019 - Union Pacific 678, GP38-2, heads up YDU21 (Y-Yard DU-Dupo 2-2nd Shift 1-Ramp Job) uses the Material Track at the UP yard in Dupo, Illinois as it passes the tower while building an intermodal train. YDU21 pulls and spots intermodal cars on the ramp and builds two outbound trains, one for North Platte, NE (IDUNP) and points beyond and second train is UPS for Mesquite, TX (ZDUMQ). - #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #unionpacific #dupoillinois #uptrain

Union Pacific 678, GP38-2, heads up YDU21…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 678, GP38-2, heads up YDU21 (Y-Yard DU-Dupo 2-2nd Shift 1-Ramp Job) uses the Material Track at the UP yard in Dupo, Illinois as it passes the tower while building an intermodal train. YDU21 pulls and spots intermodal cars on the ramp and builds two outbound trains, one for North Platte, NE (IDUNP) and points beyond and second train is UPS for Mesquite, TX (ZDUMQ). – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #unionpacific #dupoillinois #uptrain

April 6, 2019 - Union Pacific 8161 leads a mixed freight over the Mississippi River on the Thebes Bridge at Thebes, Illinois as it makes its way south on UP's Chester Subdivision. According to Wikipedia: The Thebes Bridge is a truss bridge carrying the Union Pacific Railroad (previously carried the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific, in a joint operation) across the Mississippi River between Illmo, Missouri and Thebes, Illinois. It is owned by the Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company, now a UP subsidiary. The Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company was incorporated in Illinois on December 28, 1900 to own the bridge and 4.64 miles (7.47 km) of connecting rail line. It was initially owned equally by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and St. Louis Southwestern Railway. The designer of the bridge was Polish-American engineer Ralph Modjeski. The Missouri Pacific and SLIM&S merged in 1917, and in 1945 the C&EI sold its 1/5 share to the Missouri Pacific, giving the latter company, since merged into the UP, a majority interest. - #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #uprailroad #unionpacific

Union Pacific 8161 leads a mixed freight…

April 6, 2019 – Union Pacific 8161 leads a mixed freight over the Mississippi River on the Thebes Bridge at Thebes, Illinois as it makes its way south on UP’s Chester Subdivision.

March 13, 2019 - CSX Q500-13 (Nashville, TN - Chicago, IL) passes the signal at MP 270.7 as Union Pacific 7628 leads the train north through Earlington, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

March 13, 2019 – CSX Q500-13…

March 13, 2019 – CSX Q500-13 (Nashville, TN – Chicago, IL) passes the signal at MP 270.7 as Union Pacific 7628 leads the train north through Earlington, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

March 12, 2019 - CN 2569 leads CSX Q500-12 as it heads through Mortons Gap, Ky with UP 5075 trailing on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #cnrailway #uprailroad

March 12, 2019 – CN 2569 leads CSX Q500-12…

March 12, 2019 – CN 2569 leads CSX Q500-12 as it heads through Mortons Gap, Ky with UP 5075 trailing on its way north on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #cnrailway #uprailroad

February 2, 2019 - Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it pulls away from Grand Rivers, Ky, after completing a crew change, with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up…

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it pulls away from Grand Rivers, Ky, after completing a crew change, with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 - Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads away southbound over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up…

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads away southbound over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 - Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads south over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. - #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up…

February 2, 2019 – Union Pacific 4091 heads up Paducah and Louisville Railway WYX1 (Z4091) as it heads south over the Tennessee River at Kentucky Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky with a loaded train of coke bound for Calvert City Terminal. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #paducahandlouisvillerailway

October 20, 2008 - Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight westbound past Mormon Rocks in the southern California's famous Cajon Pass. According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass (/k?'ho?n/; elevation 3,777 ft (1,151 m) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault. Located in the Mojave Desert, the pass is an important link from the Greater San Bernardino Area to the Victor Valley, and northeast to Las Vegas. Cajon Pass is at the head of Horsethief Canyon, traversed by California State Route 138 (SR 138) and railroad tracks owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad improvements in 1972 reduced its maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet (1,167 to 1,151 m) while also reducing the curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit, elevation 4,260 feet (1,300 m). However, the entire area including Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit is often collectively called Cajon Pass. Sometimes the entire area is called Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit in detail. Mormon Rocks In 1851, a group of Mormon settlers led by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich traveled through the Cajon Pass in covered wagons on their way from Salt Lake City to southern California. This prominent rock formation in the pass, where the Mormon trail and the railway merge (near Sullivan's Curve), is known as Mormon Rocks.

October 20, 2008 – Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight…

October 20, 2008 – Union Pacific 5411 leads a mixed freight westbound past Mormon Rocks in the southern California’s famous Cajon Pass.

According to Wikipedia: Cajon Pass (/k-‘ho-n/; elevation 3,777 ft (1,151 m) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault. Located in the Mojave Desert, the pass is an important link from the Greater San Bernardino Area to the Victor Valley, and northeast to Las Vegas.

Cajon Pass is at the head of Horsethief Canyon, traversed by California State Route 138 (SR 138) and railroad tracks owned by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Railroad improvements in 1972 reduced its maximum elevation from about 3,829 to 3,777 feet (1,167 to 1,151 m) while also reducing the curvature. Interstate 15 does not traverse Cajon Pass, but rather the nearby Cajon Summit, elevation 4,260 feet (1,300 m). However, the entire area including Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit is often collectively called Cajon Pass. Sometimes the entire area is called Cajon Pass, but a distinction is made between Cajon Pass and Cajon Summit in detail.

Mormon Rocks
In 1851, a group of Mormon settlers led by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich traveled through the Cajon Pass in covered wagons on their way from Salt Lake City to southern California. This prominent rock formation in the pass, where the Mormon trail and the railway merge (near Sullivan’s Curve), is known as Mormon Rocks.

November 17, 2018 - A Union Pacific Railroad work train passes through Valley Park, MO with UP 7271 & 6000 leading, as it heads east toward Kirkwood, MO on the Jefferson City Subdivision. - #jimstrainphotos #missourirailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #up #uprailroad

November 17, 2018 – A Union Pacific Railroad work train…

November 17, 2018 – A Union Pacific Railroad work train passes through Valley Park, MO with UP 7271 & 6000 leading, as it heads east toward Kirkwood, MO on the Jefferson City Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #missourirailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #up #uprailroad