DRGW 3116 with the westbound Ski Train at Rock, CO, on Mar 11, 1978.

A Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger special hurries westbound through Arvada, Colorado, on the morning of July 11, 1987. Rio Grande EMD GP40-2 No. 3116 and GP40 No. 3136 power the short three-... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer hustles east toward Denver on Sept. 13, 1989.

By the early 1980s, the Rio Grande Zephyr was losing money. To reduce costs, the D&RGW was looking for ways to economize. By the summer of 1982, they tested alternative power arrangements to reduc... (more)

The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr was approaching a station stop at Thompson on this day led by a clean GP40 in place of the regular F9

Rio Grande GP40-2s No. 3116, 3114 and 3124 drag a heavy Fourth South Switcher from downtown Salt Lake City on July 21, 1996.

Union Pacific's inbound Provo turn meets an outbound Provo to Ogden manifest at University Avenue on Nov. 9, 1996. Plenty of merger power here including both repainted MoPac and CNW units.

SP's 'Dirt Train' local emerges from the Kyune Tunnels along the Price River the evening of Aug. 31, 1996. The power consist has a visible sign of the upcoming UP-SP merger and links to the route'... (more)

Looking more like a scene out of the 1980s or even the 1970s (minus alternations to gyralites, class lights, horn relocations, etc.), a group of five Rio Grande GP40-2s have been serviced and awai... (more)

A pair of Southern Pacific trains have expired on the hours of service law stopped at Riverton on June 25, 1996. At left, the crew of the UT04L secures their train on the siding while at right, th... (more)

Southern Pacific's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake is quiet on Christmas Eve 1995 with the Provo Local and the Midvale Tramp tied down awaiting a departure after the holiday.

Five four axle EMDs pull a heavy Rio Grande manifest through Gilluly on June 12, 1977. Two GP30s were shoving on the rear of the train behind the caboose.

Photographed a few minutes after sunrise, Rio Grande's Railblazer train 103 roars west through Provo Junction on June 26, 1989.

Rio Grande's mixed freight 142 has a colorful power consist as it rolls through Utah County approaching Lakota Junction on June 16, 1989. The fifth engine was a big surprise in the form of Rio Gra... (more)

After meeting Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr in the passing siding, Rio Grande's Railblazer departs Riverton for the intermodal terminal at Roper Yard. I really liked the variety of power on... (more)