The hottest train on the Rio Grande the Railblazer, is set to depart Salt Lake Cities Roper yard. It's a late winter evening as the train prepares for it's overnight journey to Denver.

Rio Grande GP40-2s No. 3105 and 3116 pull the overnight Salt Lake City to Denver 'Railblazer' train No. 102 along the Mapleton Bench east of Springville on May 25, 1989. Among the piggyback mix ar... (more)

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

Rio Grande's first GP40-2 leads the Railblazer, train No. 102 up the Mapleton Bench in Utah Valley on June 24, 1987.

Rio Grande's Railblazer, train No. 102, glides east through Midvale about five miles into its 570 mile, 14-hour overnight journey from Salt Lake City to Denver.

Rio Grande's Railblazer train No. 102 climbs the Mapleton Bench during its 14-hour overnight journey from Salt Lake City to Denver.

Rio Grande's first GP40-2 leads the Railblazer train 102 east approaching Sutro with eight trailers for Denver. Leprino Foods 48 footers were a colorful addition to the mix of regular 'Blazer pigg... (more)

On Memorial Day '89, Rio Grande's Railblazer had just two trailers out of the Roper Piggyback Terminal in South Salt Lake. Even though this was a legal holiday, the D&RGW protected the service, ha... (more)

There was a time when the Utah County community of Springville was a rural area with fields of alfalfa and farm animals along the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. 24 years ago, Rio Grande's R... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 is pictured on a super elevated curve approaching Springville on April 5, 1989. The trio of clean EMDs had just been released from the Denver to Winter Park Ski T... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 roars east through Oliver's Cut just east of Riverton siding. Note the presence of Burlington Northern, Transamerica, and Southern Pacific trailers when 45 footer... (more)

As the sun drops in the western sky, Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 roars east approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. The second unit is a pooled SP SD40T-2, a rare catch on a Rio Grande... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 crosses rural 16th South street on the outskirts of Springville the evening of Aug. 14, 1988. This particular 102 had a pair of Burlington Northern 45 ft. piggyba... (more)

EMD GP40-2s No. 3124 and No. 3099 lead Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 east along the Mapleton Bench approaching Sutro.

Rio Grande's Railblazer train 102 glides east through Utah's Jordan Narrows with piggyback traffic for Denver, Colorado.