I originally thought this was a Utah Railway train. But after talking to others in the know, this is a Rio Grande coal train with Union Pacific pool power. Destined for the Pleasant Valley branch ... (more)

Four GP60's lead the Roseville to Denver fast. The structure to the left of the train had lakefront property during Lake Thistle during the early eighties. The Rio Grande main line had to be rerou... (more)

A Utah Railway train with matching MPI leasers is about to enter the Thistle tunnel. The train is a loaded IPP coal train, heading down the Spanish Fork Canyon.

If it is possible to get black lung from railfanning this was the day. It must have been a combination of fine coal load and the wind. Utah Railway 5006 6064 5005 5003 leave a black cloud as the d... (more)

The 'Silver Sky' dome observation car trails the Rio Grande Zephyr through Spanish Fork Canyon the evening of June 28, 1975.