It seemed appropriate to catch Union Pacific's Rio Grande heritage SD70ACe crossing the former D&RGW art deco bridge over South Main in downtown Springville, Utah.

Union Pacific's Operation Lifesaver Special rambles along Mona Reservoir while a Juab County farmer bales his field of new cut alfalfa. Rio Grande heritage SD70ACe lead the train west from Provo t... (more)

UP 1989 on a Operation Lifesaver special with the red rocks of Echo Canyon in the background

UP's Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe #1989 crosses York Summit near the city of Santaquin in southern Utah County. The train was returning to Provo after performing Operation Lifesaver exercises at Ne... (more)

UP's Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe #1989 livens up a quiet Wednesday morning in the small Juab County town of Nephi, Utah. The classy unit was assigned to work an Operation Lifesaver Special from Pr... (more)

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special heads west down the Sharp Subdivision at the "Barry Curve", just west of Payson siding. The OLS train is headed toward the small Juab County town of Nep... (more)

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special heads through Price River Canyon along a D&RGW icon in it's own right, Castle Gate. The Rio Grande utilized this rugged rock monument for promotional ph... (more)

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special rambles down the old SLC-Provo main approaching the town of Pleasant Grove. This line ceased to be a through route late in 1985 when UP gained trackage ... (more)

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special comes to a stop at the University Avenue Crossover in downtown Provo. The Amtrak station is visible in the distance to the right.

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special heads east through CP RG701, Provo.

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special heads east along American Fork City's Pacific Drive with the Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe in the lead.

UP 1989 working the Operation LifeSaver Special that will be operating in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado for the next few days

Due to maintenance operations on the Moffat subdivision, the California Zephyr was re-routed through Wyoming. Here, the conductor of the freight gives a roll-by look at the Amtrak train.

On it's first trip west over the entire length of its namesake road, the UP's Rio Grande Heritage Unit is seen drifting downgrade through the middle of section of the Gilluly Loops as it crosses o... (more)

On its first trip to the west end of the former Rio Grande, that road's UP Heritage tribute unit paused to set out it's trailing motor in the Helper Yard. There the crew graciously arranged to pu... (more)