Sunset Zephyr. It was late in the evening of March 24, 2022 when the Amtrak California Zephyr (Train 5) was passing through Woodside, Utah after sunset. An unusual addition to the train, AM... (more)

Union Pacific coal loads CWERI pass through the former ghost town of Woodside, trailed by their DPU.

A westbound coal load assaults the long grade out of Woodside Utah. The amazing topography of the central Utah desert is truly incredible for a railfan and non-railfans alike.....

Amtrak train 6 glistens in the morning sunlight as the train glides thru Woodside.

A loaded UP coal train from Colorado heads west at remote Vista Siding on the former Rio Grande. A pair of 70ACes make for a nice DPU shot as they shove along the Books Cliffs under threatening s... (more)

Amtrak 5 races across the Utah landscape. The train is making short work of Cedar Hill as it heads towards Salt Lake City.

The desert of Utah in many places looks like something from a Fairy Tale. From the Red Rock Deserts to the Book Cliffs, Utah is spectacular.... The Rio Grande built thru some of this beauty. He... (more)

Rolling along the ex Rio Grande, engineer and RP contributor Tom Magazin has Amtrak's Phase 1 heritage locomotive up to track spped leading the California Zephyr.

AMTK 156 West races the sunset on the planet of Mars, with the California Zephyr in tow... Really, its Eastern Utah, not Mars!

Taken from the hill below the old Woodside cemetery Amtrak #6 rounds the curve and prepares to accelerate and climb the grade up to Vista.

DRGW 5360 and 5410 are on home rails handling a hot Z-train from Salt Lake City to Denver.