A Utah Railway export coal load ascends the 2.3% grade of the former D&RGW through Price Canyon west of Lynn.

Here's a different perspective of a familiar location. Rather than grab the typical track level shot in Price Canyon at Lynn, I decided to climb a rock outcropping and gain some elevation. Amtrak'... (more)

A pair of Utah Railway MK5000Cs bracket an SD40 and an SD50S with a long train of coal empties in Price Canyon approaching Lynn.

A new General Electric AC4400CW assists a Utah Railway Willow Creek to Moapa coal train loading in Price Canyon at Castle Gate.

New SD9043MAC UP8261 screams upgrade past the Willow Creek Coal Load-Out. This was a bustling place loading many trains for the new LAXT. It was once projected to be one of the largest undergrou... (more)

Utah 5001 roars up the grade near Castle Gate. The area was the site of numerous mines over the years including the sealed Castle Gate Mine. This train loaded farther west in Carbon County and is ... (more)

Union Pacific 6656 leads a mixed freight heading downgrade towards Helper.

The D&RGW purchased six GE 44 ton shop switchers in 1941-42, becoming some of Rio Grande's first diesel locomotives. D&RGW 41 was sold to the Utah Power & Light as a switcher at the Carbon (power)... (more)

A General Electric diesel locomotive from 1942? Indeed! The D&RGW purchased six GE 44 ton shop switchers in 1941-42, becoming some of Rio Grande's first diesel locomotives. D&RGW 41 was sold off t... (more)

In 1982, eleven years after the beginning of Amtrak, one could still experience what fine passenger train service was like in the pre-Amtrak era. "Rio Grande Zephyr" was discontinued the following... (more)

D&RGW didn't just stick to six axle power when it came to coal service, here 3 GP40-2 units assisted by a single SD45 are tackling the Soldier Summit grade westbound out of Helper. Power this day ... (more)

Just as the Utah Railway coal train came into frame, a Union Pacific eastbound came snaking down the canyon. This was the best I could do before being skunked by Uncle Pete!

The one-of-a-kind MK5000 Utah Railway 5005 leads a loaded coal train past the famous advertising location for the DRGW; Castle Gate.

For a brief moment in 2001 the clock was turned back as three Rio Grande SD40T-2s lead a hot Z-train westbound at Castle Gate. As an added bonus, the crew saw fit to use the gyralight.

A 144 train rolls downhill toward a crew change in Helper.