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.

A couple nice looking units are in the fueling racks of Roper Yard. DRGW 3144 was part of a batch of GP40's acquired from Conrail, originally Penn Central. Also Southern Pacific 7384 SD40R wears a... (more)

I saw Valmy coal train rolling through Grant Tower, on the way home from work, and the chase was on. First up LM Bryan. The coal dust is a flying.

An afternoon manifest is just east of Union Pacific's, Salt Lake City's North yard. It always feels kind of special to get a pure EMD lashup. SD70ACe 8843 and 8911.

Just a few minutes after the RUT311 local with it's GP38-3's had passed. The RUT312 with GP40-3's 3000 and 3002 passed over the same rails, against a yellow signal. In my experience the 312 doesn'... (more)

The first of two Utah Railway locals, running on the same track minutes apart from each other. A pair of GP38-3 2008 and 2007, lead the RUT311 past downtown Salt Lake City. These two GP38-3's were... (more)

Utah Railway runs it's daily afternoon local, the RUT312. I was just telling myself that I hadn't seen the 2001, and 2002 ,for awhile. Apparently all I had to do is ask myself the question, as 200... (more)

Western Pacific U23B 2263, and GP40 3543, are in Union Pacific's, Salt Lace City's North yard.

Utah Railway GP38-3's 2006, and 2004, are framed with the Utah State Capital and the Salt Lake City skyline.

A westbound lead by a DD40X is at Salt Lake North yard. They are parked next to the yard office, Getting a new crew, and inspecting the train. Then it will be off, on it's journey over the LASL.