Utah Railway 2006 and her sister 2002 in new livery sit dead on the UR engine facility lead in the Provo Yard. Taken from a recently repaved South Colorado Avenue.

Union Pacific's Stockton, CA to Iron Springs, UT ore empty crosses over from main 1 to main 2 at CP RG 701, Provo. Dispatcher 5 has lined the iron ore train toward UP's Provo Yard where will depar... (more)

Finding somewhere not in shadow around Thistle at this time of the morning was a problem on this day in August 1985 - gliding downgrade towards Provo, quad Geeps, 3117, 3129, 3083 and 3101 hustle ... (more)

This two axle switcher, a Republic RX500, works the tracks inside the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. in south-east Provo. Thanks go to Bill Caywood and Pete for identifying the locomotive manuf... (more)

Power for BNSF Railway's Provo-Denver manifest rolls west through the Utah Railway yard at Provo, Utah.

Looking at the numbers of this model sold will show that these were the steam switcher killers.

A set of five Utah Railway coal hauling motors ramble slowly through Provo Yard, bound for the IPP Railcar Service Center in Springville. The Utah's ownership by parent company Genesee & Wyoming b... (more)

Uncle Pete never did become enamored of the 45s but they did look and sound nice, when you could catch one in that sea of 40s.

BNSF Railway has assigned more AC traction locomotives to serve on trackage rights trains along UP rails between Stockton, CA and Denver, CO. A surprisingly clean AC4400CW rolls through Utah Railw... (more)

BNSF Railway has assigned additional AC traction locomotives to serve it's trackage rights trains between Stockton, CA and Denver, CO. Bright orange painted units (and a little cream & green) roll... (more)

A set of five Utah Railway coal hauling motors depart the Provo engine servicing facility area for the IPP Railcar Service Center in Springville. The Utah's ownership by parent company Genesee & W... (more)

UP 1852 is working the Provo Yard. A rebuild to a SW10 wasn't far in this units future.

The year is 1970 and you need to add coal to a steam locomotive. How do you do it? Improvise. Former Union Pacific Baldwin 2-8-0 618 has been successfully hauled from Provo to the mouth of Provo C... (more)

On Dec. 5, 1970, Rio Grande's Provo Switcher has been assigned the task of hauling former Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 from Provo Yard to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Here the train curves slowly from t... (more)

On Dec. 5, 1970, Rio Grande's Provo Switcher has been assigned the task of hauling former Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 and six cars to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Here the train moves slowly up the bra... (more)