A classic Rio Grande caboose shows off its new coat of Aspen Gold paint during a brief pause at Provo Yard. The D&RGW 01409 was built Rio Grande employees at the Burnham Shop in Denver in November... (more)

A scene no other railroad can match, At Summerhill on the former PRR mainline between Pittsburgh and Altonna on the West Slope of the Alleghanies. 2 eastbounds race other running upgrade under the... (more)

Even something as modern as a 100 ton steel hopper car has a shelf life. A member of Rio Grande's 'Great Steel Fleet' is marked for scrapping at UP's Provo Yard. The coal hauler was built by Bethl... (more)

Proudly displaying its 'Action Road' livery, Rio Grande caboose #01466 basks in the morning sun at Provo Yard. The 01466 was built by D&RGW forces at Burnham Shops (in Denver) back in March 1951. ... (more)

Folks along Utah's Wasatch Front can't seem to get enough of rail transit. No less than four separate projects are under construction right now. The latest (begun in April) is the two mile Sugar H... (more)

The Norfolk and Western CPL flips from Green to Red on the main as 38Q passes by. The other signal to the left is for the siding. A Doll Mast stands on the right of the signals letting crews know ... (more)

Starry starry night! An eastbound BNSF freight lights up this night scene on it's approach in to Sandpoint and over the bridge at Pend Oreille Lake.

A survivor from the era of train order operations, Rio Grande's tiny Soldier Summit dispatching office greets a sunny morning on the south side of the yard. By 1978, the tiny structure was utilize... (more)

Just after sunrise, a UP eastbound skirts Barstow Yard on one of the two main line tracks.

Glowing in fresh Aspen Gold paint, Rio Grande caboose 01442 takes a breather at Provo Yard.

A railfan shoots video as NS 135 heads west along the NS S Line.

NS 135 leads a train up the steep grade through the loops near Old Fort, NC. In half a mile the train will finally reach flat ground as it continues on towards Asheville, NC.

Looking inside a working steam shop this view shows Strasburg Railroads shop is active on large scale steam as well as miniature steam. look where the pilot would be and you will see the small sca... (more)

None other than Rio Grande's first steel caboose awaits a call to duty in local transfer service out of Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. The 01400 was built new at Burnham Shops in Denver in 1940.

A relic even back in 1977, D&RGW Water Car X010885 awaits its next assignment in work train duty out of Roper Yard. The small tank car was built for the D&RGW in July 1915. If I knew then what I k... (more)