Pi Day in the Wasatch

Photographed at Pi time on Pi Day - Shot on 3/14/15 at 9:26 (3.1415926) ... Well, close enough, anyway, as my camera said it was 9:27 and James Belmont's sa... (more)

Utah Ry. got into the business of hauling crude oil fairly early as seen in this shot of a UTAH train descending the 2% grade off of the west side of Soldier Summit. The oil in these tankers is ho... (more)

Emerging from a shadowing canyon, an empty Utah Railway coal train heads downgrade on the eastern slope of Soldier Summit at Kyune, Utah, on the afternoon of May 9, 2006. Four of Utah Railway’s ... (more)

A quartet of Utah Railway’s unique MK50-3 locomotives, along with an EMD GP40, bring a short 30-car coal empty down the eastern grade of Soldier Summit at Kyune, Utah, on the afternoon of May 9,... (more)

This 4-pack of Utah Ry. 6 axle units is slugging it out on the 2.4% grade in Price River Canyon, Utah. The train was loaded at the Savage loadout between Price and Wellington, Utah. Soldier Summit... (more)

An eastbound empty Utah Railway IPPX coal train approaches the US 6 overpass at the railroad location of Detour, UT. The four UTAH MK50-3s have no problem hauling this empty train up Soldier Summ... (more)

Funny how time changes perspectives. At the time I was pretty mad that UP decided to start using their own power on these coal trains from Wellington starting the week I had flown out there to sho... (more)

A slow moving KYLE train has finally reached the town of Burlington, CO and has some work to do. Working with a 4-man crew (2 in cab, two on ground), they are picking up some cars at the town’s ... (more)

Utah Ry. is bringing this short, 20 car, coal train up the 2.4% grade at the top of Price River Canyon on the Provo Sub. The train loaded on the Savage Spur between Price and Wellington. Maybe thi... (more)

KYLE westbound Limon turn led by all three operating former UTAH RWY units west of Vona CO

A trio of displaced UTAH MK50-3s now working on the Kyle Railroad roll across the high plains of eastern Colorado. Here at Seibert, they are seen pulling a cut of cars from the Seibert Equity Co-O... (more)

A trio of displaced UTAH MK50-3s now working on the Kyle Railroad roll across the high plains of eastern Colorado as they pass through the small town of Vona.

A trio of displaced UTAH MK50-3s now working on the Kyle Railroad roll across the high plains of eastern Colorado. With plenty of work along the way, a track speed of 25mph and several locations 1... (more)

A trio of displaced UTAH MK50-3s now working on the Kyle Railroad roll across the high plains of eastern Colorado. The train is seen just west of Stratton slowly working its way to Limon which wil... (more)