Black Mesa & Lake Powell empties depart the plant at Page, AZ just a few minutes before 1500.
Climbing out of Mormon Gap With 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant, the westbound afternoon run of Deseret Power Railway climbs out of Mormon Gap, Colorado, on October 21, 2015... (more)
As thunderstorms boil in the background on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train hums past milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado.
Three E60C-2's and one E60CF take 60 empties eastbound towards the Kayenta mine, ready for another load of black diamonds.
The 15:00 BMLP job rolls eastbound through the Navajo Nation Reservation near Kaibito,AZ with empty coal hoppers to be loaded at the mine located outside of Kayenta,AZ. General Electric E60 EA036 ... (more)
This is a morning (more like noon actually), loaded coal train westbound for the Bonanza Power Plant in Utah. The location is Midway siding, the only siding on this 35 mile railroad. The siding is... (more)
The Deseret Power Railway is seen at the Deserado Mine loadout with all four E60C's. Todays train departed a little on the later side at 11am, but it worked out nicely for the westbound chase to t... (more)
After I arrived at the overlook where you can see the loading area of the Deseret Power Railway I realized I only had a short time to find a suitable spot for a shot. The sun angle at my first cho... (more)
As storms move east on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado. The train is powered by GE E60C-2 electric l... (more)
A westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes through Mormon Gap, Colorado, on the morning of October 20, 2015. These E60C-2 electric locomotives are energized by a 50,000-volt overhead... (more)
An empty coal train returns to the mine on the Deseret Power Railway behind a trio of electrics.
A Deseret Power coal train takes loads towards the power plant.
A trio of Deseret Power E60C-2s lead a train over the highway just south of the "town" of Blue Mountain near Dinosaur, Colo.
An eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train rumbles through the curve at milepost 24 in colorful and remote Coyote Basin, Utah, on October 20, 2015.
Moments after departing Deserado Mine loadout in Colorado, a westbound Deseret Power Railway coal train passes milepost 1 on October 19, 2015.