A 1953 Buick rolls up to the Edwards Lane grade crossing as Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 and a short freight train approaches in the beautiful Heber Valley near Heber, Utah, on February 6, 2007. Th... (more)

Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 pulls a short freight train toward Heber, Utah, on the crisp morning of February 7, 2006. This winter photo freight was operated by the Heber Valley Railroad.

On a beautiful winter day in Utah’s Heber Valley, a 1953 Buick and a 1949 Chevrolet pickup wait at the W. 1200 S. grade crossing as Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 thunders by with train 19 just south... (more)

Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 and a period freight train pass the still, icy water of Jake’s Pond near Charleston, Utah, on a winter photo freight operated by Heber Valley Railroad on February 7, 20... (more)

Dense fog is finally burning off in Utah’s Heber Valley on the morning of February 6, 2007, as Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 storms past with a freight train operated by the Heber Valley Railroad, s... (more)

Overnight on February 6, 2007, moisture-laden air settled in over the Heber valley in Utah. Dense fog greeted early morning light and as the sun rose, it finally began burning through the lifting ... (more)

Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 pulls a freight train at Heber, Utah, on the evening of February 5, 2007. This night photo setup was part of the activities of a Heber Valley Railroad’s winter photo fr... (more)

Fog is lifting and the sun is finally cutting through the frigid, moisture-laden air in the Heber Valley of Utah at sunrise on February 7, 2007. Disturbing the serenity of the scene, Union Pacific... (more)

Smoke from Union Pacific 618 briefly blocks out a bright Utah sunrise, as the 2-8-0 leads a photo freight on the Heber Valley Railroad on February 8, 2006.

Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 storms by a 1949 Chevrolet pickup waiting at a grade crossing near Heber, Utah, early in the morning of February 7, 2007. This steam-powered freight was operated by the... (more)

Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 waits patiently as a crew unloads LCL freight from a Northern Pacific boxcar at Charleston, Utah, on the night of February 6, 2006. Part of a winter photo shoot on Hebe... (more)

Union Pacific D.S. No. 1011 switches cars at Heber, Utah, on February 9, 2006. This vintage 1,000 h.p. locomotive was built by EMD in 1940, and served UP until 1977. The retired locomotive went to... (more)

Before sunrise on a chilly February 8, 2006, Union Pacific 2-8-0 switches cars at Heber, Utah. A glow to the east is faintly illuminating the snow-covered Wasatch Mountains, as steam rises into th... (more)

On the icy cold night of February 6, 2006, Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 steams over the Provo River Bridge near Charleston, Utah This freight train was operated as part of a winter photo shoot held... (more)

Yellow Union Pacific caboose (now Heber Valley Railroad) No. 3700 brings up the rear of a photo freight at Deer Creek, Utah, on February 7, 2006. The train is powered ob HVRR’s UP 2-8-0 No. 618.