The loaded westbound train is seen passing through Mormon Gap

Deseret Power’s empty train is tiptoeing at 5 mph here over a newly replaced rail under the watchful eyes of a couple of the MOW crew who are behind the train and down the embankment out of sigh... (more)

Deseret Power Railway's morning, loaded, train ran around 4 hours early this morning so as to open a window for the maintenance crew to replace a rail at around MP 1.5. After unloading at the Bona... (more)

Deseret Power’s morning, loaded, train ran around 4 hours early this morning so as to open a window for the maintenance crew to replace a rail at around MP 1.5. The now empty morning train rolle... (more)

Deseret Power’s morning, loaded, train ran around 4 hours early this morning so as to open a window for the maintenance crew to replace a rail at around MP 1.5. The now empty returning morning t... (more)

In the sparsely-populated high desert area of eastern Utah, an eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit train passes milepost 31 a few miles east of the Bonanza Power Plant on a beautiful October 21, ... (more)

Climbing out of Mormon Gap
With 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant, the westbound afternoon run of Deseret Power Railway climbs out of Mormon Gap, Colorado, on October 21, 2015... (more)

As thunderstorms boil in the background on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train hums past milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado.

This stretch of nearly north/south trackage on Deseret Power Ry. is one of the only places you can shoot a morning, loaded train in good light. Wouldn’t you know there was a layer of thin clouds... (more)

Deseret Power Ry's morning train has finished unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant and is now accelerating up to track speed. The coal loadout is 35 miles ahead in western Colorado. This wide angl... (more)

This shot shows the late afternoon, loaded, coal train of the Deseret Power Ry. rolling downgrade as it nears the Bonanza Power Plant, about 3 miles ahead. This is a Wednesday and so the railroad ... (more)

This is a morning (more like noon actually), loaded coal train westbound for the Bonanza Power Plant in Utah. The location is Midway siding, the only siding on this 35 mile railroad. The siding is... (more)

All four Deseret Power E60's are seen passing under Hwy 45 just north of Bonanza, UT. The train will be arriving at the power plant shortly, dump its 5,000 tons of coal and start its return trip i... (more)

Westbound Deseret Power train flies over Hwy 21 shortly after exiting Mormon Gap 8 miles south of Dinosaur. In just a couple miles the train will cross into Utah and roll out its final miles to th... (more)

Westbound Deseret Power train turns the corner and gets ready to duck under Hwy 64 as it approaches Mormon Gap.