Moving from the shadows of Spanish Fork Canyon and into the sunlight of Utah Valley, Utah Railway's Savage, UT to IPP, UT coal load descends the former D&RGW at Gomex. ABS 6886-2 is shown lined fo... (more)

On a gorgeous spring morning in 1974, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 climbs Spanish Fork Canyon along it's namesake river approaching the small town of Thistle, Utah. The right of way at this poi... (more)

Utah Railway's IPP, UT to Wildcat, UT coal empty emerges from the Thistle Tunnels eastbound toward the Red Narrows area of Spanish Fork Canyon. It's hard to believe that in 1983, most of the valle... (more)

Heading east into the early morning sun, Union Pacific's Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO manifest roars east into the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Captured a few minutes after sunrise, UP's daily Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO manifest heads east on main #1 at Rio in Spanish Fork Canyon. A three unit swing helper is on the rear keeping thi... (more)

Facing the bright morning sun, a Utah Railway coal empty negotiates the former D&RGW double track main at Detour, Utah. A big construction project along U.S. Highway 6 added a welcome dose of dust... (more)

Out of the darkness and into the light! Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO manifest emerges from the Thistle tunnels and into the brilliant sunlight of a new day on Soldier Sum... (more)

On a spectacular first day of autumn, BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest descends Soldier Summit through Spanish Fork Canyon near Castilla. The train is crossing a pair of culverts bu... (more)

Union Pacific dispatcher 78 is making the best of both CTC and two main tracks. A Utah Railway coal empty crosses from main #2 to main #1 at CP RG677, Rio to avoid a maintenance of way window alon... (more)

It's beginning to look like autumn in the Wasatch! A Utah Railway IPP coal empty charges east through Castilla amid a nice smattering of brilliant red oak brush in Spanish Fork Canyon.

A duo of GE AC units and a single EMD SD70ACe lead 74 loads of ballast through Spanish Fork Canyon at the twin Thistle Tunnels. The train of nicely matched Herzog hoppers will be tied down on the ... (more)

A Union Pacific ballast train heads east through Spanish Fork Canyon at Castilla, Utah. This 74 car train of Herzog hoppers has a three unit swing helper tacked on the rear to assist in the 35 mil... (more)

A trio of BNSF pumpkins lead a 79 car Provo-Denver manifest through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon. Lots of traffic on parallel US Highway 6 that morning, including a group of double stack... (more)

A duo of GE AC units and a single EMD SD70ACe lead 74 loads of ballast through Spanish Fork Canyon at the twin Thistle Tunnels. This nicely matched set of Herzog hoppers will be tied down on the G... (more)

Captured moments after sunrise, Union Pacific's Helper helper is positioned to flag east onto the rear of a heavy ballast train at Castilla in Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon. A pair of GE AC6000 units... (more)