An EMD GP40 and GP35 combo lead Rio Grande's Railblazer train 103 through Lakota Junction at 7:16 a.m. on June 12, 1989. Trains 102 and 103 departed their terminal of origin (Denver or Salt Lake City) at 5:55 p.m. and were scheduled to arrive at their destination terminal by 8:00 a.m. the following morning.