One of those where the photo doesn't tell the full story. Yes it was a beautiful sunny evening. Making for a beautiful scene. Some of the fun is taken way though with the hot summer day of 99 degr... (more)

The two Utah Railway units of Rio Grade heritage, lead on old Rio Grande trackage through Salt Lake City.

The Utah Railway RUT311 rolls along the western edge of Salt Lake City North yard. With the city skyline for a back ground.

As soon a the Union Pacific Chevron Local finished working the industry. Right behind was the Utah Railway RUT311 to work the same industry. As they where sharing the industrial lead.

Two Utah Railway units have badly faded paint 2000, and 3002. The crazy thing is they are the ones with the newest paint jobs in 2015. Second unit 2008 was painted 2013.

Utah Railway 2007 and 2001 are switching tank cars at Woods Cross Industrial lead. Utah Railway 2007 in it's former life was SSW GP35 780, then SSW 6680, then SP 6680.

Utah Railway 2001 once a Rio Grande GP35. Works the Woods Cross Industrial lead. These tracks were once the Rio Grande main to Ogden. So you can say it's on home rails. The dispatcher, and crews c... (more)

Utah Railway has two unit that for whatever reason got bad paint. The GP40-3 3002 and GP38-3 2000 have both faded badly. The combo was put together on the RUT311. They actually don't look as bad w... (more)

Utah Railway 2002 and 2000. With a snow covered Salt Lake City for a backdrop.

Utah Railway 2002 and 2000 cruse past Union Pacific dead line in Salt Lake Cities North Yard. The dead line is mostly SD70M's but there are a few C44-9W's also. I was surprised to see Utah Railway... (more)

I was able to catch both Utah Railway Salt Lake City locals in about 10 minutes. The second of the two was the RUT311, on main three, also known as the RG runner.

Utah Railway 2001 is one of two Utah Railway GP38-3's that started life as Rio Grande GP35's. Kind of fitting that the old D&RGW 3032 is roaming the same rails in may have when it worked for the R... (more)

I had to change my plans of how to shot this train. When the Utah Railway RUT311 wyed their train at Grant Tower, and backed down the RG runner to get to the Flying J refinery.

A Utah Railway local, rolls through Salt Lake City on a beautiful evening.

Once the Denver & Rio Grande main line to Ogden. The line of jointed rail is only active to Wood Cross as an industrial leads. The line was destroyed between 1983 and 1985 during flooding. Rio Gra... (more)