What a good looking set of locomotives. A couple of nicely painted GP38's UP 578, and UP 724.

I stumbled upon a BNSF coal train departing Roper yard. Since this is a sight I have never seen on this trackage, I had to give chase. From what I've been told, it loaded in the Powder River basin... (more)

Today I was able to catch a BNSF coal train on the Shafter Subdivision. A BNSF coal train on this trackage was a first for me. My assumption is that it must be some kind of export coal train for t... (more)

The sound of these two GP38's moving all these tank cars was wonderful to hear. UP 578 of Southern Pacific Heritage, and 724 of Missouri Pacific heritage work the Chevron refinery.

Santa Fe Livesl On the high desert of Utah, the Comstock Iron Mine uses a small fleet of ex. ATSF C44-9Ws to haul iron ore down the steep 2.5% grades of the mine railroad to an interchange ... (more)

After meeting a westbound coal train at Thompson Springs, the eastbound California Zephyr dashes across the desert and under I-70 en route to Grand Junction.

A freshly loaded coal train from the West Elk Mine in Somerset, Colo. heads west through the high desert of Eastern Utah as they approach Thompson Springs and prepare to meet the Eastbound Califor... (more)

A northbound Front Runner, lead by UTA 1. Makes it's way through the Jordan Narrows.

A northbound Front Runner lead by UTA 10. Passes a departing westbound Union Pacific freight leave Salt Lake Cities North Yard. Also in the distance is a southbound Frontrunner at the station.

The LUE51 local races along the Western Pacific causeway. This was a shot I had hoped to pull off as the suns pulling north in the late evening sky, 11 day from the summer solstice. I also used a ... (more)

The Chevron local roll through Salt Lake City, towards Roper yard. Lead by GP38N 578, and GP15-1 UPY 582.

Back when business was good enough for Utah Railway, they would run two trains. Utah Railway SD40's 9002, 9003, and 9010. Climb up the Price River Canyon with a loaded late afternoon coal train.

A former Australian iron ore SD50S, and a MK5000C with a 5000 horse power Caterpillar motor, sandwich two SD40's. It's a changing of the guard for Utah Railway, with their new to them locomotives.... (more)

When they were new and shiny. Utah Railway 9011, 9002, 9007, and 9001 roll down Spanish Fork Canyon. This is near the abandon town of Thistle. The eastern end of the new grade called Rio.

The Utah Railway GP38-2's were just coming on the scene. Pictured are Utah 2005, 2006, 2003. One of the previous lease fleet of GP10's OMLX 1030 is still on the scene. Of interest in this is pictu... (more)