I stumbled upon a BNSF coal train departing Roper yard. Since this is a sight I have never seen on this trackage, I had to give chase. From what I've been told, it loaded in the Powder River basin... (more)

Today I was able to catch a BNSF coal train on the Shafter Subdivision. A BNSF coal train on this trackage was a first for me. My assumption is that it must be some kind of export coal train for t... (more)

The sound of these two GP38's moving all these tank cars was wonderful to hear. UP 578 of Southern Pacific Heritage, and 724 of Missouri Pacific heritage work the Chevron refinery.

A northbound Front Runner, lead by UTA 1. Makes it's way through the Jordan Narrows.

A northbound Front Runner lead by UTA 10. Passes a departing westbound Union Pacific freight leave Salt Lake Cities North Yard. Also in the distance is a southbound Frontrunner at the station.

The LUE51 local races along the Western Pacific causeway. This was a shot I had hoped to pull off as the suns pulling north in the late evening sky, 11 day from the summer solstice. I also used a ... (more)

The Chevron local roll through Salt Lake City, towards Roper yard. Lead by GP38N 578, and GP15-1 UPY 582.

Back when business was good enough for Utah Railway, they would run two trains. Utah Railway SD40's 9002, 9003, and 9010. Climb up the Price River Canyon with a loaded late afternoon coal train.

A former Australian iron ore SD50S, and a MK5000C with a 5000 horse power Caterpillar motor, sandwich two SD40's. It's a changing of the guard for Utah Railway, with their new to them locomotives.... (more)

When they were new and shiny. Utah Railway 9011, 9002, 9007, and 9001 roll down Spanish Fork Canyon. This is near the abandon town of Thistle. The eastern end of the new grade called Rio.

The Utah Railway GP38-2's were just coming on the scene. Pictured are Utah 2005, 2006, 2003. One of the previous lease fleet of GP10's OMLX 1030 is still on the scene. Of interest in this is pictu... (more)

Utah Railway 9006, and three friends have made it down the canyon with another loaded coal train.

A matching set of Utah Railway SD40's make there way up the canyon. It was so exciting when Utah Railway got locomotives again in there own paint scheme. Utah Railway 9011, 9002, 9007, and 9001.

I was able to catch this eastbound with one of the new paint jobs. Unfortunately it was running second unit UP 6942. Actually there were two on the train, UP 6460 was in the mid train DPU's.

UP 7254 and 6844 roll around a big sweeping curve at Lake point, Utah. With a IPP coal train in tow.