Today was one of those near perfect days for rail photography: strong, low, early winter sun, beautiful fluffy clouds, and absolutely crystal clear Rocky Mountain air. And it was cold too. I had s... (more)

Amtrak #6 has dropped below the blizzard blowing around Soldier Summit and is now passing Kyune with its center siding. Nearby Highway US 6 has a mile long backup over the summit but #6 just blew ... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande Western's Rio Grande Zephyr is making it's station stop and crew change at Grand Jct., Colorado. Date is not known. Scanned from a color print.

This is Arnold's Loop on Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada, built by the Western Pacific Ry. to keep their maximum mainline grade to 1%. The crossing of the pass is in two track levels that rever... (more)

Arnolds Loop in Nevada; a lower view. Most photos taken in the area of Arnolds Loop, including mine, are taken from above the tracks. This allows a view of the loop itself and out across the broad... (more)

Normally the Deseret Power Ry.'s swing shift finds a loaded train waiting for them when they come on duty at 4PM. Not today though. They did not start the loading process until nearly 6PM. This wa... (more)

This shot is the very east end of the Deseret Ry in western Colorado at the coal loadout for the Deserado mine. Here, DPR-1 and two other E60’s are slowly pulling 44 empty coal gondolas through ... (more)

Thanks to a very timely heads-up from a fellow railfan I decided to try and catch this UP business special at Helper, Utah. My info. was that the special was expected at Helper at 6AM. Amtrak #6 i... (more)

In spite of the BNSF leader this coal train is a Union Pacific train. My source for this info. was the loader operator. The photo was taken at the flood loader of the Skyline Mine, 16 miles south ... (more)

I climbed a very steep, rocky ridge right at the west edge of the Great Salt Lake to get some elevation for this shot. I vowed to myself to spend the whole day up there if necessary, and it turned... (more)

Deseret Ry. (formerly Deseret Western Ry.) DPR-1 leads a coal train back to the Deserado Mine for another load of coal. The Power Plant is in Utah and the mine is in Colorado. This is typical wint... (more)

Sitting side by side in front of the Helper, Utah Yard Office are these two EMD SD70ACe’s. On the right is UP 3027, an SD70ACe-T4 built in 2017 and just arrived at Helper with the MNYRO. To it... (more)

I sure wish I could recreate this shot with a modern Digital Camera. The eastbound freight led by DRGW 5386 is pulling onto the mainline from Grassy Siding in eastern Utah. It has just met the wes... (more)

Todays MNYRO was a three bagger of new and very clean Tier 4 ACe's. Utah's Book Cliffs form a dramatic background here at the east switch of Grassy in the barren desert. Next stop for this train ... (more)

Deseret Ry’s morning empty coal train is running east in this shot and is about half way back to the Deserado Mine loadout. This location is at Mormon Gap, Colorado. It is just about 2 miles eas... (more)