Silence in the desert At sunset, the rails at Thompson Hill are silent. An eastbound coal train is entering Thompson siding for a meet a couple miles away. Another coal train is slithe... (more)
Out on the former Rio Grande main line through the Utah desert, a Union Pacific coal train rounds the big fill on Thompson Hill after sunset on March 4, 2012. The train is led by UP AC4400CW-CTE N... (more)