Having crested Soldier Summit, a westbound Rio Grande manifest begins the drop to Salt Lake City. An SD40T-2 leads a GP40, a GP30, a GP40, and a GP35.

Having been allowed to take some pictures of the DRGW Grand Junction Yard visiting my mother, I captured this scene on a cold frosty morning before the sun melted the frost all over.

DRGW 5353 at Bond, CO with train #742, July 26, 1977

DRGW 5353 at Bond, CO with train #742, about to pass the old water tank that still remained on this July 26, 1977 day.

DRGW 5353 comes off the Craig Sub at Bond, CO, on July 26, 1977, with train #742.

Rio Grande SD40T-2s No. 5353, 5373, 5401, and 5410 drift into Helper Yard at the Art Deco style Janet Street bridge on April 20, 2000.

With four tunnel motors, an SD45 and an SD50 for power, Rio Grande's ballast train 648 grinds eastward through the Salt Lake Valley with a lengthy train of smelter slag from the Midvale pit.

Rio Grande's Helper Local arrives at Provo Junction the morning of May 18, 1986. The weed choked trackage in the foreground belonged to the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad, an electric interurban line r... (more)

A succession of wet winters elevated Utah Lake to an historic level by 1986. Rio Grande forest products train #136 greets local fisherman catching their limit along the D&RGW in Vineyard, Utah.

A lone Rio Grande tunnel motor shoves on the back of a freight train towards Soldier Summit.

With the helpers just hoving into view, eastbound #48 climbs between Minturn and Belden, towards Tennessee Pass, behind 5353, 3021, 3064 and 3071 in December 1981

The second half of southbound coal #708 makes its way down through Rocky behind 5353 5344 5376 5405 in March 1982.

Flicking up fresh snow as it slowly makes its way up through Pando siding, 5353 3021 3064 and 3071 drags eastbound #48 towards Tennessee Pass in Late December 1981.

8 units heading up the Moffat line. The lead unit now belongs to RJ Corman..see photo 37872.