A Western Pacific bay window caboose trails Union Pacific's SCPV into Provo Yard on Aug. 21, 1983. WP 452 was built by International Car for the WP in 1956 and was retired from service on the UP i... (more)

Rio Grande's 783 coal train squeals around Backman's curve at Provo Junction.

On January 16, 1989, Rio Grande's 101 train glides westward through Provo, Utah. On Feb. 9, 1989, the D&RGW 3108 would be destroyed in a wreck on Tennessee Pass at Pando, Colorado.

On a snowy February morning in 1989, a second section of Rio Grande's Pueblo to Ogden auto train kicks up some fresh Utah powder at Provo Junction.

After hauling 30 loads of dolomite from Geneva Steel's Keigley quarry, Rio Grande GP30s 3004 and 3001 idle away the night at Provo Yard.

Power for Rio Grande's Tintic Local takes the weekend off at Provo Yard on August 23, 1984. By late October, Rio Grande's first generation EMDs would be removed from regular service on the Utah Di... (more)

A pair of Southern Pacific tunnel motors lead Rio Grande's Helper Local east through Provo Yard on a wintery Dec. 30, 1988 afternoon. The 6821, an SD45T-2, was rebuilt at Southern Pacific's Sacram... (more)

A Thrall 100-ton gondola, equipped with steel covers to protect the shipment of coil steel, awaits a pickup at the UP-D&RGW interchange track in Provo Yard. It was built new by Thrall for the D&RG... (more)

An FMC Link-Belt Crane sits in 'cold storage' for the winter at Provo Yard on Dec. 17, 1988. The crane, loading ramp, and clam shell bucket are placed on D&RGW Flat Car AX-22013, blt. by Mount Ver... (more)

Rio Grande's Helper Local makes a switch move on the former Provo Canyon Branch lead at 6th South and 2nd West in Provo. Pretend for a minute that the 'Heber Creeper' route from Provo Yard was nev... (more)

Rio Grande's first double stack test train glides west through Provo Yard on Feb. 28, 1989. After testing, the D&RGW and SP operated regular Sea Land container trains from Chicago to Oakland via T... (more)

Remember when diesel locomotive frame was fixed with a metal builder's plate as a symbol of pride of construction? Rio Grande SD50 No. 5514's plate looked great nearly four years after its release... (more)

A second section of Rio Grande's hot 187 train ducks under the Ironton signal bridge just east of Provo. Note the 'P' plate mounted on the searchlight target, marking this an absolute 'positive' C... (more)

D&RGW 5508, one of the Rio Grande's 17 SD50s, leads a loaded coal train from the eastward main track to the UP interchange yard at Ironton. The SD50s were unique on the D&RGW as they were the only... (more)

Three EMD 'Hot Rods' lead Rio Grande's Railblazer train 103 through Ironton on July 9, 1988. The Saturday/Sunday Railblazers had general freight added to the head end as 'filler tonnage'.