Back to back EMD SD40-2s lead Burlington Northern & Santa Fe's Stockton - Denver trackage rights train through Rio in Spanish Fork Canyon.

A Utah Railway crude oil train emerges from the 3009 ft. Thistle Tunnels bound for Helper to reload. The inbound crude is trucked from the Uintah Basin and shipped by the Utah Railway to Salt Lake... (more)

Rio Grande auto train 179 rambles west along the shoreline of 'Thistle Lake' on D&RGW's newly relocated mainline in Spanish Fork Canyon. The atmosphere is filled of dust as contractors rebuild US ... (more)

One of the Rio Grande's newest GP40-2s was pressed into work train service, hauling rip rap in air dump cars on Feb. 14, 1988. The shoring up of the rising Spanish Fork River made the effort neces... (more)

A sunny springtime morning in Spanish Fork Canyon finds Rio Grande train 136 climbing east through Rio on March 26, 1988.

Descending Soldier Summit, this westbound coal train leaves a mountain storm behind.

On Christmas Eve '87, Rio Grande train No. 142 climbs east through Spanish Fork Canyon approaching Castilla.

The second section of Rio Grande's 100 train roars eastward through Spanish Fork Canyon at Diamond Fork crossing. Train No. 100 was interchange received from the SP at Ogden and delivered to the B... (more)

Here's one of my favorite locations to catch trains in Spanish Fork Canyon. UP 8344 East rattles the facing crossover switches at CP RG677 Rio with 10,551 ft. Mt. Loafer looming in the background.... (more)

While the oak brush changes color on nearby Maple Mountain, Rio Grande train No. 242 climbs east through Spanish Fork Canyon approaching the Thistle Tunnels.

Rio Grande train No. 179 rolls west through the scenic Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 11, 1987. The D&RGW 5348 was built by EMD for the Rio Grande in Oct. 1974 and wrecked on the SP o... (more)

Moving right along at the maximum authorized speed, UP's MRONY curves east through Spanish Fork Canyon at Diamond Fork. This Salt Lake to Denver general freight has three motors on the point, 77 c... (more)

On the Fourth of July in '87, Rio Grande train #142 emerges from the Thistle Tunnels at the U.S. Highway 89 grade crossing in Spanish Fork Canyon. A two unit manned helper is shoving on the rear o... (more)

The 1980s were a great time to observe Rio Grande mainline action on Soldier Summit. Train #136 climbs east on the westward main track at Castilla in Spanish Fork Canyon. Soon the heavy train will... (more)

A trio of Union Pacific SD60s lead Rio Grande coal train #734 east to Skyline mine with 84 Intermountain Power empties. There are signs of recent earth moving to stabilize the railroad and the hig... (more)