A ride on a Union Pacific locomotive

Laura Simon

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Union Pacific Railroad allowed a few people to ride along in a locomotive, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 as part of their crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police.

A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)

A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
The Thebes Courthouse is seen sitting on the hillside, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)

A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Michael McGill, an operation lifesaver presenter and Union Pacific locomotive engineer, drives the train across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Trooper Jayson Spain with the Missouri State Highway Patrol looks out the window of a Union Pacific locomotive, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Trooper Jayson Spain watches out the window as Michael McGill operates a Union Pacific locomotive as it heads through Scott City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. McGill is part part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads through Scott City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Michael McGill operates a Union Pacific locomotive as it heads through Scott City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. McGill is part part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
Trooper Jayson Spain with the Missouri State Highway Patrol looks out the window of a Union Pacific locomotive as it moves through Scott City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Spain was riding along as part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
Michael McGill operates a Union Pacific locomotive as it heads through Scott City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. McGill is part part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Trooper Jayson Spain with the Missouri State Highway Patrol looks out the window of a Union Pacific locomotive as it crosses over the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Spain was riding along as part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Trooper Jayson Spain with the Missouri State Highway Patrol looks out the window of a Union Pacific locomotive as it crosses over the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Spain was riding along as part of the crossing safety program which is a joint Operation Lifesaver/UP CARES event in conjunction with the Scott City Police, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Union Pacific Railroad Police. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A shadow of Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge stretches across the Mississippi River as a Union Pacific locomotive crosses over, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
A Union Pacific locomotive heads across the Thebes, Ill. railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
The engineer's control inside a Union Pacific locomotive as seen Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
The engineer's control inside a Union Pacific locomotive as seen Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Railroad tracks are surrounded by fall foliage as a Union Pacific locomotive heads towards Thebes, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (Laura Simon)
Michael McGill, an engineer with Union Pacific, stands outside a locomotive, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Scott City. (Laura Simon)