Rio Grande lumber drag No. 148 is bracketed by agriculture and industrial might at Geneva Steel. At this point in time, the mill was shut down but reactivation by local ownership was days away. Th... (more)

Rio Grande's 'Rock Train' sets out a cut of empties at Geneva Steel's newly reopened Keigley dolomite (lime) quarry in Genola, Utah.

Rio Grande's Railblazer train No. 102 departs the Roper Piggyback Terminal at 5:55 pm for its 14 hour, 570 mile overnight journey to Denver. That's an overall average of just under 41 mph that inc... (more)

While the oak brush changes color on nearby Maple Mountain, Rio Grande train No. 242 climbs east through Spanish Fork Canyon approaching the Thistle Tunnels.

A pleasant surprise trails Rio Grande train No. 134 heading east along the Book Cliffs near Thompson.

Rio Grande train No. 644 departs Texas Gulf's Potash mine with 26 loads for Grand Junction. While I was never fond of the D&RGW's transition from Aspen Gold to Anschutz Orange, the replacement col... (more)

Rio Grande's Elberta turn rambles slowly down the Tintic Branch past the Townsend passing track in Genola.

While sheep graze in a nearby meadow, Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 5 climbs west approaching Soldier Summit. My dad was with me on this railfan excursion and was sure that Amtrak and the R... (more)

With early signs of the changing of the seasons, Rio Grande train No. 136 enters Spanish Fork Canyon at Gomex on Sept. 26, 1987.

All three of Rio Grande’s GP60s lead five other assorted locomotives on Union Pacific’s DVROM (Denver to Roper Yard manifest) freight west of Clay, Colorado, on January 4, 1998. The train is about... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer train No. 103 glides west through South Jordan, about 10 miles from its destination at the piggyback ramp in Roper Yard. The two clean GP40-2s on the point had been release... (more)

Rio Grande engineer Glade Collard has a clear signal to enter the mainline off the Tintic Branch at Springville on Sept. 18, 1987. This run of train No. 665 happens to include the first haul of do... (more)

Rio Grande's Helper Local glides down a relatively flat 1% grade just east of 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on Aug. 16, 1987.

Rio Grande train No. 179 rolls west through the scenic Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 11, 1987. The D&RGW 5348 was built by EMD for the Rio Grande in Oct. 1974 and wrecked on the SP o... (more)

Rio Grande's Elberta Turn climbs a short 1.1% grade through Keigley with a dozen grain empties for Provo Yard. D&RGW hopper cars are stored at Geneva Steel's dolomite strip mine in Genola. Within ... (more)