Getting every ray of daylight. Utah Railway 5001 nears Soldier Summit at 8:30 p.m with a loaded coal train for the last shot of the day.
One of the more impressive railroad feats around is the Rio Grande's Gilluly loop. Shaped like a giant S, it's mountainous railroading at it's finest. Here is Utah Railway's 5005 is pictured on th... (more)
Utah Railway's MK50-3's and SD50's with a rarity in the canyon 2006 a GP38-3. They are heading for Martin, Utah with an oil train. The 2006 is going to the shop for some service.
At Castilla, Utah, Utah Railway train HUTAHJ-14 crosses from one mainline to the other as it ascends Soldier Summit. This track is no longer Rio Grande's, and hasn't been since Rio Grande's merge... (more)
Finally the Utah's helper is on the scene, smoking it up as the shove the final mile to Colton. Unfortunately, the gray ghost CEFX unit was on the west end of the set and most prominent in the pho... (more)
With the track ahead now clear of the UP Coal Train, it's the Utah's turn to ease up to Colton to cut out its helpers. In the amazing evening light, even the orange units look good on this train. ... (more)
Eastbound Utah Railway coal empties for the Savage loadout at Price rolls through Helper with a nice matching consist today.
Dropping downgrade into Detour, Utah, on the route over a snowy Soldier Summit on February 2, 2006, is a westbound Utah Railway coal train led by EMD/MK50-3 No. 5001.
Eastbound Utah meets the westbound BNSF manifest to Provo, UT as my fiance pokes her head out the sunroof to get the shot.
A solid set of red 'n grey Utah Railway locomotives descends down winding grade on the east slope of Soldier Summit.
Utah Railway eastbound empties for Savage Spur at Kyune.
Eastbound UTAH Railway coal empties for Savage Spur roll along Hwy 6 at the top of Soldier Summit.
A 5-pack of UTAH Railway painted locomotives passes under the replacement signals at Soldier Summit just 20min after sunrise.
A eastbound oil train descends Soldier Summit kicking up some fresh snow.
A Utah Railway coal empty crosses over from Main 1 to Main 2 at CP RG685 Castilla on April 3, 2015. The signals and crossover switches were installed at Castilla by the D&RGW in 1983.
