Brake shoes smoking....Utah 5003 carefully descends the 2% at Gilluly, UT.

Sprinting along at track speed this stack train jumps over a backwater along the Clark Fork River.....

This is the helper consist for photo: 1158933 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=439010&nseq=45 The head-end of the train is wrapped around the upper horseshoe at Austin...Mullan ... (more)

A colorful Utah Rwy consist has loaded this Intermountain Power train at Savage, UT. The train now has 6 helper locomotives cut in and is waging war with 2.4% ruling westward grade towards Solide... (more)

"8" AC locomotives lift 17,000+ tons up the east slope of the Continental Divide. All 8 locomotives can seen with a close inspection. The valley at Austin makes a theatre like atmosphere to watc... (more)

Nearing the longest day of the year BNSF4309 blasts across Skyline trestle with a westbound grin train. It is a little after 8 pm as sun finally begins to behind the divide......It will remain lig... (more)

It is wickedly cold in Idaho Falls. It was well below zero standing by the falls on this crystal clear morning. Battling the cold was rewarded by this eastbound manifest...

UP5929 slugs it out on the 2% compensated grade approaching Tunnel 1. A classic Moffat location....

The rear DPU shoves in RUN8 up the 2% slope of winter Park Hill. The train will crest the continent inside the Moffat Tunnel....

UP5874 thunders up the 2.4% grade above the Gooseneck curves between Nolan and Kyune. What it would have been to spend just one afternoon here in 1946. L105's & L107's thundering upgrade must ha... (more)

DRGW 487 is rounding Windy Point and is now in full assault of the final few hundred yards of 4%. If all these cars had been loads this train would have been quite near the tonnage limits for the... (more)

DRGW 487 has rounded Windy Point and is now in full assault of the final few hundred yards of 4%. Other than the paved highway this could have easily passed for 1955. Photo Charters such as Lerr... (more)

DRGW (C&TS) 487 heads west towards Cumbres. I had the opportunity to attend Lerro's October Charter...Great Time!

These are the swing helpers on Utah5001 west. The straight section of track the locomotives are sitting on is the steepest portion of the climb for Solider Summit... A knuckle busting 2.5%! This... (more)

The straight section of track the locomotives are sitting on is the steepest portion of the climb for Solider Summit... A knuckle busting 2.5%! This heavy coal load for Intermountain Power has a... (more)