It's early afternoon and Deseret Power Ry's first run of the day is a little late getting finished unloading and heading back to Colorado. The train is heading upgrade here, following an unamed, d... (more)

The Union Pacific runs its LDP45 local a couple of times a week. This is the well known “dirt train” local out of the yard at Helper, Utah. Normally the train runs east on the Green River Sub ... (more)

This is Arnold’s Loop on Union Pacific’s Shafter sub.in eastern Nevada. The route was originally built by the Western Pacific Ry. in order to keep their maximum grade to 1%. Arnold’s Loop i... (more)

Deseret Power Ry motor #DPR-1 leads the afternoon loaded train downgrade at about MP 31.5. It is following an unnamed dry tributary of Kennedy Wash and will shortly duck under Utah Highway 45 for ... (more)

This is southern Wyoming: not a tree in sight and not a single house, road, car or person. Nothing but Wyoming and the Union Pacific Railroad. The MNPHK is at Sinclair heading for Rawlins and a cr... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry in eastern Utah and western Colorado is in the middle of a project to repaint their entire fleet of 4 active E60C’s. So far they have completed two of them; DPR #1 and DPR #... (more)

Rare power on today's BNSF trackage rights train. The 9646 is the first SD70MAC leader in my memory, although I have seen a handful of these coal service units as trailing power here in Utah. Here... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry in eastern Utah and western Colorado is in the middle of a project to repaint their entire fleet of 4 active E60C’s. So far they have completed two of them; DPR #1 and DPR ... (more)

Deseret Power Ry Motor #2 is shown grinding up the grade near MP2 with the afternoon loaded train. The location is in far western Colorado and the train has just left the loadout for the Deserado ... (more)

I made the 80 mile trip east from my home in eastern Utah to the Deseret Power Railway’s loader in western Colorado yesterday. I was hoping to catch their freshly painted, ex NdeM unit, but it w... (more)

Normally Amtrak #6 passes through Salt Lake City in darkness, but today #6 was delayed nearly 7 hours due to being diverted through the Feather River Canyon because of a fatal Amtrak crash in Neva... (more)

Deseret Ry's afternoon loaded coal train is slowly grinding up the grade at mp 4.5 toward the railroad's high point, Holum Pass who's summit is only about 1/2 mile ahead.The 3 E60 motors are pulli... (more)

How lucky am I? Usually the worst looking, dirtiest and most beat up unit leads the trains I see and photograph; but not today. This loaded coal train has a pristine AC4400CW on the point. It is b... (more)

This view is a nearly daily occurrence on eastern Utah's Deseret Ry. This is the railroads empty train about 3 or 4 miles after it has left the unloading loop at the Bonanza Power Plant. It is fol... (more)

UP 5703 is assisted by 3 more AC units as they bring this long and heavy Valmy coal train up Silver Zone Pass and around Arnold's Loop. UP 7190 is the second unit and UP 5262 and 6231 are shoving ... (more)