Climbing out of Mormon Gap
With 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant, the westbound afternoon run of Deseret Power Railway climbs out of Mormon Gap, Colorado, on October 21, 2015... (more)

As thunderstorms boil in the background on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train hums past milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado.

This stretch of nearly north/south trackage on Deseret Power Ry. is one of the only places you can shoot a morning, loaded train in good light. Wouldn’t you know there was a layer of thin clouds... (more)

Deseret Power Ry's morning train has finished unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant and is now accelerating up to track speed. The coal loadout is 35 miles ahead in western Colorado. This wide angl... (more)

This shot shows the late afternoon, loaded, coal train of the Deseret Power Ry. rolling downgrade as it nears the Bonanza Power Plant, about 3 miles ahead. This is a Wednesday and so the railroad ... (more)

This is a morning (more like noon actually), loaded coal train westbound for the Bonanza Power Plant in Utah. The location is Midway siding, the only siding on this 35 mile railroad. The siding is... (more)

All four Deseret Power E60's are seen passing under Hwy 45 just north of Bonanza, UT. The train will be arriving at the power plant shortly, dump its 5,000 tons of coal and start its return trip i... (more)

Westbound Deseret Power train flies over Hwy 21 shortly after exiting Mormon Gap 8 miles south of Dinosaur. In just a couple miles the train will cross into Utah and roll out its final miles to th... (more)

Westbound Deseret Power train turns the corner and gets ready to duck under Hwy 64 as it approaches Mormon Gap.

Westbound Deseret Power train cruises around the corner at Dripping Rock Rd about 3 miles south of Dinosaur, CO.

The Deseret Power Railway is seen making its westbound morning run crossing over Blue Mountain Road at MP 7. All four DPR painted units are on today's train as #3 has had some recent problems. Thi... (more)

The Deseret Power Railway is seen at the Deserado Mine loadout with all four E60C's. Todays train departed a little on the later side at 11am, but it worked out nicely for the westbound chase to t... (more)

After I arrived at the overlook where you can see the loading area of the Deseret Power Railway I realized I only had a short time to find a suitable spot for a shot. The sun angle at my first cho... (more)

As storms move east on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado. The train is powered by GE E60C-2 electric l... (more)

The call of the wide open spaces was pretty strong today so I went east from my home about 65 miles to the Bonanza Power Plant in eastern Utah. I can not begin to describe how crystal clear the wi... (more)