UP's Potash Local nears the end of the line at the mine at the end of the Cane Creek Sub, its pair of GP40-2s and 12 cars dwarfed by amazing red canyon walls.

UP's Potash Local heads for home, slowly climbing away from the Colorado River on the scenic Cane Creek Sub.

UP's Potash Local continues its journey down the line, nearing the Uranium tailings loadout and the entrance to Arches National Park.

UP's Potash Local eases downgrade to the level of the Colorado River with two GPs and 12 cars for the final leg into the Intrepid Mine at the end of the line.

UP's once-a-week Potash Local nears the Intrepid mine at the end of the line. Truly an amazing piece of engineering, where the Colorado River, the highway, and the railroad all squeeze through a ... (more)

UP's Potash Local slowly works it way toward the mine at the end of the line as awe-inspiring red cliffs and blue skies encourage pixels to be exposed by the millions.

A pair of UP GP40-2s lead the Potash Local into the mine at the end of the branch, breaking free of the narrow canyon as amazing red cliffs climb for the sky in the background.

UP's Potash Local heads for home as it bends around the Colorado River on its way for Brendel and then on to Grand Junction, CO.

UP's Potash Local heads west toward Brendel passing the unqie Book Cliffs where it will switch out tank cars before heading south on the scenic Cane Creek Sub. The local made good time coming fro... (more)

UP's Potash Local heads south to the mine on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend behind a pair of clean GP40-2s and 12 cars. The eight empty covered hoppers will be dropped at the mine and the loc... (more)

Union Pacific’s potash local trundles through spectacular Bootlegger Canyon north of Potash, Utah, on April 4, 2010. Above lead locomotive GE AC4400CW-CTE No. 6001 is Corona Arch, with an openin... (more)

Union Pacific’s Potash local approaches Emkay, Utah, on a warm March 4, 2012. Located in red rock country, Emkay is just across from the entrance to Arches National Park.

Treading through Utah’s red rock country, Union Pacific’s Potash local approaches Bootlegger Canyon on the northbound trip back to the main line at Brendel on April 4, 2010.