Its detour time! Due to four consecutive wet winters, Utah's Great Salt Lake rose to a record height of 4211.6 feet above sea level by 1986-87. This gave the Southern Pacific operational headaches... (more)
UP 8007 leads a short WB freight across the former Western Pacific main in western Utah. In just a few short moments, the train will pass by on the tracks in the foreground.
Temporarily surrounded by the briny waters of the Great Salt Lake, a Union Pacific grain train rambles west approaching the CP signals at East Timpie, Utah. This location, sandwiched between the w... (more)