Utah Ry. is bringing this short, 20 car, coal train up the 2.4% grade at the top of Price River Canyon on the Provo Sub. The train loaded on the Savage Spur between Price and Wellington. Maybe thi... (more)

I chased this westbound Union Pacific coal train from Helper to Soldier Summit this day. The weather in Helper was fine; the weather further west and at higher elevation was not fine! Above Price ... (more)

A ground blizzard was blowing this day on the upper reaches of Union Pacific’s ascent of the Soldier Summit grade in Utah. Winds were very light at Helper Yard at the eastern base of the pass wh... (more)

Utah Ry. had only 2 of these leased, ex. SP, units in this gray scheme. Seen here leading coal loads down the 2% grade at Gilluly on the west side of Soldier Summit. Scanned from a color print.

After topping out at Soldier Summit, #18, the Rio Grande Zephyr is now rolling downgrade at Colton, Utah. I remember that this shot was taken in the Spring as there was mud everywhere. This is the... (more)

Union Pacific's passenger special that has been flip-flopping back and forth across Colorado finally made it to Utah today. It left Helper with a Provo crew taking it to Roper Yard in Salt Lake Ci... (more)

A rare DC powered MRONY is approaching the west switch of Kyune, Utah on UP’s Provo Sub. Just around the corner the descending grade increases to a max. of 2.4%.

Fourteen years after the UP/SP merger what’s the chance of seeing a lash up like this? This is UP’s daily westbound manifest train on the ex D&RGW, the MNYRO. The two trailing SD60’s are Dir... (more)

This Utah Railway unit coal train is seen swinging out of the large horseshoe curve just below (east) of Kyune, Utah. The 2.4% grade the train has been fighting will lessen at Kyune, about 3 miles... (more)

BNSF's daily Denver to Provo trackage rights manifest train is seen here in an almost Christmas card setting near Colton, Utah. The location is the westbound climb to Soldier Summit just below Kyu... (more)

Amtrak #6 is just beginning the steepest part of its descent to its next stop at Helper, Utah, 13 miles east of here. This is Kyune and the 2.4% grade is just ahead. I was standing in a waist deep... (more)

This Union Pacific passenger special came through eastern Utah very early this morning. The sun had not yet reached the bottom of the Price River Canyon when it swung out of the big horseshoe curv... (more)

Union Pacific’s #8513 is in charge of the daily Roper, Utah to North Yard, Colorado manifest freight today. The train is slugging it out on the 2% grade at Gilluly on the ascent to Soldier Summi... (more)

A three plus hours late Amtrak #6 is just about to duck under US Hwy 6 at Gilluly, Utah. It will then be on the middle level of the Gilluly loops. The 2% grade here will continue all the way to S... (more)

Norfolk Southern to the rescue; in Utah! Union Pacific's daily manifest train, the MRONY, on the Provo Sub. stalled on the 2% grade between Gilluly and Soldier Summit not far west of the summit o... (more)