The second of back to back trains on the Lynndyl Sub. A rare sight these days. UP 5336 hauls a bare table around the big sweeper at the south end of Lakepoint.
The UP's Cane Creek branch is an amazing piece of engineering, carved out amongst the deep red rocks of southern Utah. A nice surprise on my first time shooting the branch was a former Western Pac... (more)
Eastbound empty coal train east of Thompson Springs on the former DRGW.
UP 2565 with a whopper 228 car train. Three unit up front, two units mid train, and a DPU shoving on the rear. Three interesting loads of equipment near the front
Rolling through beautiful Utah red rock country bordering Arches National Park, a 13-car Union Pacific Potash local approaches multiple curves nearing Emkay, Utah, on March 4, 2012. This is a form... (more)
Union Pacific locomotives rest in the yard at Helper, Utah, on the morning of March 17, 2009. The trio of GE AC4400CW/AC4400CW-CTEs are a helper set used to assist UP trains over Soldier Summit.
Westbound UP coal loads struggle upgrade at Thompson Springs, UT on the former Rio Grande.
The 12,000' La Sal Mountain range dominates the landscape around Moab, Utah as LDP46B brings 39 loads of uranium tailings north to Crescent Jct for disposal.
Ever so often, something very bad would happen on the Santa Fe transcon. The main would get blocked, and Santa Fe was forced to run it's hottest trains over the Union Pacific. It was an awesome tr... (more)
Back when they were brands new. Union Pacific SD70M's 4734 and 4733 make their way through Lakepoint, Utah. The Oquirrh Mountains have been layer with fresh snow over night. UP 4734, 7433 could po... (more)
Passing Morgan UT during The great race to Ogden
A loaded Utah coal train, after topping Soldier Summit, is heading downgrade towards Provo. The late afternoon light highlights the magnificent scenery and colorful consist, which includes both t... (more)
GMTX 2662 and RSSX 116 carefully shove a large string of tank car's, around the corner, up into Garfield yard.
The UP Potash train travelling through Bootlegger Canyon enroute to Intrepid Potash.
With a sting of tank cars, used for hauling sulfuric acid. GMTX 2662, and RSSX 116 bring down a load train to interchange with Union Pacific.
