Amtrak #6 is just arriving at Salt Lake Central Station. Central Station is a hub for several modes of transit in the Salt Lake Valley; Utah Transit Authority bus lines, Amtrak, UTA TRAX light rai... (more)

Heading for the barn. The Chevron local has completed it work, and had got the clear to run back to Roper yard.

A day after much of the Salt Lake Valley got hit with a foot of snow. The Chevron local nears Roper yard, after doing it's work at the Salt Lake refineries.

The SPSF paint scheme sure looked good when it was fresh. Southern Pacific 8530 has just departed Salt Lake Cities, Roper yard, and is heading north toward Ogden, Utah. Tom Ellis photo.

New toys for Utah Railway. After parting ways with their Alco's. Utah Railway leased Union Pacific power. Until they got these four ex Burlington Northern F45's. I believe they were technically le... (more)

I don't know the back story of why these these two beast were in town. SDP45's 3207 and 3201 are at the Salt Lake City, Union Pacific depot, hooked to Amtrak 314. If you were standing in this spot... (more)

The Chevron local just finished at the refineries. They are about to reenter the main, for the run back to Roper yard.

Union Pacific's Chevron local punches it, as they pull out of the Chevron refinery.

A Roper to Ogden Southern Pacific train, skirts Union Pacific's North Yard, on the Rio Grande runner. It's sad that normal sights like this, are all part of history.

Salt Lake City normally sees nocturnal arrivals and departures of Amtrak's California Zephyr, but when the Zephyrs are rerouted across UP's Overland route through Wyoming, the westbound Zephyr can... (more)

Urban Salt Lake City from the 13th south over pass. In my quest to capture some local action, with standard cabs. GP15-1 UPY 613 and UP 578 with the Chevron local are nearing Salt Lake Cities Rope... (more)

Looking a little like a steam engine that has trip it popoff valve or blowing it's steam whistle. Utah Railway 2006 is given the illusion by the refinery in the back ground in Salt Lake Cities Nor... (more)

UPY 661 and 578 are in charge of the Chevron local. They have just finished up at the Chevron refinery. And will soon back into Flying J.

UPY 661 and 578 work the Chevron local on the north end of Salt Lake City. The red rock background is the Hughes Rock Quarry. If you squint hard enough, maybe you can picture these two units weari... (more)

The outbound engineer on Amtrak #5 takes advantage of a lull in passenger boarding to wash the windshield on #145.