5 Utah Railway units, (3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50's)lead a empty Intermountain Power coal empty towards the Wildcat loadout near Helper, UT on 10/2/13.

Five of Utah Railway's unique units help lift a Wildcat coal load through the Price River Canyon, with seven more units cut in mid train. The Utah Railway climbing Soldier Summit is one of the bes... (more)

Six unit manned swing helper, a very impressive sight... and sound for that matter.

Three MPI MK5000Cs and a single SD40 lead a Utah Railway coal load through the Kyune gooseneck in Price Canyon January 6, 2001. Late in Oct. 2000, the Utah Railway began testing three Motive Power... (more)

The dispatcher runs a UP manifest around a westbound Utah Railway coal load stopped at Colton. The coal train's conductor is distracted by an approaching UP man who will help him walk the train in... (more)

Just a couple of more miles to go and this westbound Utah Ry. coal train will reach the crossovers at Colton and come to a stop. With the steepest part of the climb to Soldier Summit behind them, ... (more)

The desert mountains and canyon walls dwarf this Utah coal load as it heads up the 2.4% plank towards Solider Summit. The Utah Railway currently hauls coal from the Wild-Cat and Savage load-outs.

Utah 5002 screams thru the Price River Canyon at no more than 15 MPH. The 2.4% grade was once the Mainline thru the Rockies......Rio Grande. For over 100years it was also the Utah Coal Route... U... (more)

Brake shoes smoking....Utah 5003 carefully descends the 2% at Gilluly, UT.

A colorful Utah Rwy consist has loaded this Intermountain Power train at Savage, UT. The train now has 6 helper locomotives cut in and is waging war with 2.4% ruling westward grade towards Solide... (more)

5 big Utah Ry 6 axle units lead this loaded coal train up the steep grade of Price River Canyon on Union Pacific's Provo Sub. The location is Kyune, with it's center siding. 6 more 6 axle units ar... (more)

These are the swing helpers on Utah5001 west. The straight section of track the locomotives are sitting on is the steepest portion of the climb for Solider Summit... A knuckle busting 2.5%! This... (more)

The straight section of track the locomotives are sitting on is the steepest portion of the climb for Solider Summit... A knuckle busting 2.5%! This heavy coal load for Intermountain Power has a... (more)

One Shot: On a cross country road trip from Maine to Montana in 2010, I decided to take a detour through Utah for two reasons. One, I had never seen the desert. And two, I wanted to shoot o... (more)

Utah 5001 climbs into the beginning of the 2%+ near Castle Gate. In a couple miles the grade will increase to a ruling 2.4%, but this Utah Load will still make excellent time with 11 high horsepow... (more)