Union Pacific 4443 and a light power set makes it's way around Soldier Summit on a beautiful summer morning.

Having topped 7440 ft. Soldier Summit, a Union Pacific engineering special heads east toward a crew change at Helper, Utah. With an unusually wet and cool spring season, the summer wildflowers are... (more)

A Union Pacific engineering special running from Salt Lake City to Denver heads east on former D&RGW rails at Gilluly. Maintenance of Way personnel are rebuilding main track 2 from Rio to Lynn and... (more)

A lengthy Savage coal train zigs and zags along UP's Provo Subdivision between Kyune and Colton, Utah. A three unit manned swing helper is visible just before the second s-curve. I still can't bel... (more)

I recall at the time being dumbfounded as to why five coal hauling BNSF EMD's ended up in Utah on a trackage rights manifest. I'm not complaining though, not one bit! The 9341 and company have jus... (more)

As the sun sets behind the Wasatch Mountains, the constant battle against gravity continues as a train struggles up the 2.4% grade to the summit. Even with four big units up front and a DPU at the... (more)

The Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe leads Union Pacific's Denver, CO to Salt Lake City, UT manifest down former D&RGW rails at Gilluly, Utah.

A colorful trio of GE motors lead BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT trackage rights manifest down former D&RGW rails at Gilluly, Utah.

Utah Railway's Wildcat to Intermountain Power coal load crests 7440 ft. Soldier Summit along Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision.

Appearing for the first time on former D&RGW rails across Soldier Summit, UP's new Rio Grande Heritage SD70ACe rolls down the 2% grade of the Provo Subdivision at Gilluly, Utah.

Appearing both stylish and out of place at the same time, a red and silver BNSF C44-9W leads a Union Pacific coal train along former D&RGW rails at 7,440 ft. Soldier Summit.

BNSF Railway power leads a Union Pacific coal train west along the clear blue waters of the Price River at Kyune, Utah.

A westbound Union Pacific coal train slowly climbs to the top at Soldier Summit, Utah on the evening of August 15, 2010.

The sun is high in the sky already on this beautiful summer morning as DRGW 5771,5762,5763 lead the 8 cars of train 18 near Soldier Summit.

One of Kansas City Southern Railway's beautiful 'Southern Belle' painted ES44AC motors leads a BNSF Railway Denver-Provo manifest westbound toward 7440 ft. Soldier Summit.