Image scanned from a black & white negative shot by yours truly through Aunt Ethel's Nikon camera.

After retrieving a long cut of bulkhead flats for loading gypsum board at Sigurd, the Salina Local departs Provo Yard on Feb. 19, 1977. The local will travel 20 miles along the mainline through Sp... (more)

Rio Grande's Salina Local makes a switch move at Grundy's crossover in Provo Yard while a westbound mixed freight approaches from Ironton. Dec. 26, 1975

Rio Grande's Salina Local slows to make a pickup at Provo Yard on Dec. 26, 1976. Caboose 01418 has been preserved at Utah's Heber Valley Railroad.

Power for Rio Grande's Salina Local arrives at Provo Yard to pick up its train.

Got SD45s? A hotshot Rio Grande freight meets the Salina Local at the Grundy's crossover in Provo Yard.

Photographed on a sunny but snowless December 26, 1976 afternoon, the Salina Local makes a quick pickup at Rio Grande's Provo Yard. No doubt the big John Deere farm equipment will be put to good u... (more)

Rio Grande's Salina Local departs Provo Yard for a journey down the Marysvale Branch at Thistle. Two box cars and a long cut of bulkhead flats will be set out at the wallboard plant in Sigurd, Uta... (more)

Rio Grande's Salina Local meets a westbound through freight at Provo Yard. Check out the WP and CRIP 'Route Rock' box cars ahead of caboose 01444.

Rio Grande's Salina Local stops to pick up its train at Provo Yard.

Rio Grande's 'Salina Local' is stopped at the Provo Yard office, prior to retrieving a cut of cars for industries along the Marysvale Branch south of Thistle. GP40-2 #3121 was built new for the Ri... (more)

Rio Grande's 'Salina Local' slows to make a pickup in the D&RGW yard at Provo. The ultra short train began its mid day journey at Roper in South Salt Lake. After a sizable pickup at Provo, the loc... (more)