With a head-end manifest block, a result of Union Pacific's newly adopted precision scheduled railroading, the westbound ZNPOA follows the meandering Humboldt through rugged Palisade Canyon.
Threading the Humboldt River in remote Palisade Canyon eastbound grain empties ride former Western Pacific iron en route to a crew change in Elko, Nevada. Coming in second place to lay rail throug... (more)
An eastbound Union Pacific freight rumbles through stark Palisade Canyon and crosses the Humbolt River near west of Palisade, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific bu... (more)
An eastbound Union Pacific freight snakes through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on Track 2 on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here alongside the ... (more)