Tucked away at Blue Mountain Energy's Deserado Mine, the east end of the Deseret Power Railway, is this old speeder used by maintenance-of-way forces. The logo on the flank remains that of Wes... (more)
Golden sunlight breaks through scattered clouds on a summer morning at Deserado Mine in the northwest corner of Colorado. The Deseret Power Railway yard and mine loadout are quiet for the moment,... (more)
At the very end of a glorious summer day, a trio of Deseret Power Railway E60Cs easily handle 44 coal loads amongst the curiously-shaped and -colored formations in Coyote Basin of northeastern Uta... (more)
Desolate. No other word better describes Coyote Basin in northeastern Utah; stretching all the way to the aptly-named Seep Ridge in the distance, the only signs of human life are scattered... (more)
In the very last minutes of sunlight on a hazy summer evening, the Deseret Power Railway's afternoon train begins the descent into Coyote Basin as it returns empty to Deserado Mine. Photo from... (more)
Imagine being so far out in the middle of nowhere that it's nearly an hour's drive to the nearest gas station. Imagine sitting in this absolutely middle-of-nowhere spot, waiting for the Deseret P... (more)
DPR-1 and its two sisters have just crossed the apex of Holum Pass, the summit of the steepest grade on the Deseret Power Railway. Every single one of the three motors' 6,000 horsepower are neede... (more)
At the very end of a glorious summer day, a trio of Deseret Power Railway's operating E60Cs easily handle 44 coal loads amongst the curiously-shaped and -colored dune formations in Coyote Basin. ... (more)
Deseret Power Railway superintendent Harold Watkins purchased (never operated on NdeM!?!) NdeM EA035 as parts or future power on the loop-to-loop 35 mile Deserado Mine to Deseret Generation & Tran... (more)