A newly delivered GP38-2 leads a Utah Railway coal train through UP's interchange yard at Provo. This is the only time I have observed a GP38-2 working on the Utah Railway in coal train service. A... (more)

Union Pacific's Provo Switcher shoves Jordan Spreader 903142 through the joint yard for a spin on the old Provo turntable.

A trio of EMD SD60s lead a Valmy coal test train changing crews at Utah Railway's Provo Yard. The 9007 was built for Oakway leasing by Electro Motive Division in Oct. 1986.

Due to delays on the return trip from Martin, a Utah Railway coal load changes crews at the east end of Provo Yard.

By June of 1984, the Union Pacific rostered only one active EMD GP7. My dad and I received a call from a UP hogger that UP 121 was headed our way on a local freight from Salt Lake City. We arrived... (more)

On a hazy January afternoon in 1985, Western Pacific caboose 455 awaits a return to Salt Lake City on the PVSC local. Built for the WP in 1950 by International Car, the 455 had two months left to ... (more)

Soon after Western Pacific-Union Pacific merger in 1983, WP power was distributed throughout the Union Pacific system. A few WP GP35s found work between Provo and Geneva Works when UP retired thei... (more)

Two generations of EMD coal haulers mingle in the joint Utah Railway - Union Pacific terminal at Provo.

As a young driver dreaming about owning a new car, this Southern Pacific Auto-Pack captivated my attention. It featured a rainbow of shiny new 1978 Chevrolet Camaros and Pontiac Firebirds that had... (more)

Rio Grande's Provo Switcher returns from Geneva Works with a long train dolomite empties, coil steel, and coking coal. D&RGW 5314 was the Grande's last SD9 in a series of 10 units acquired from EM... (more)

The Utah Railway Company was power short in the late 1990s and turned to OmniTRAX for help. A pair of SD9s were leased for a short time, working as yard switchers. Here the OMLX 200 takes Christma... (more)

Gleaming in fresh paint, a Utah Railway MK5000C awaits its next assignment hauling coal through the rugged canyons of Utah's Wasatch Mountains. In two years, the 5005 would lose its Caterpillar di... (more)

With three BNSF warbonnets on the point, a coal empty from Sierra Pacific's North Valmy Power Plant awaits servicing in Utah Railway's Provo Yard. The BNSF 8278, an SD75I, was built new by EMD for... (more)

Appearing to be right out of the box, a Utah Railway MK5000C gleams in new paint at the IPP Railcar Service Center in Provo, Utah. The 5003 was built new by MPI as a demonstrator in Southern Pacif... (more)

A warm April 1997 afternoon finds Provo Yard awash in gray and red Utah Railway power. Included in the lashups are six SD40s, an F45, and an SD45-2. Technically the F45 and SD45-2s are SD40s as th... (more)