At the very end of a glorious summer day, a trio of Deseret Power Railway E60Cs easily handle 44 coal loads amongst the curiously-shaped and -colored formations in Coyote Basin of northeastern Uta... (more)

DPR #1 leads an empty coal train out of the Deseret Power plant near Bonanza, Utah. The train is approaching MP 34. The plant’s coal handling equipment is visible in the background. This locatio... (more)

This shot, which looks just like some of my other Deseret Ry shots is really quite different. Notice 4 units. In all my years of watching this remote road this is the first 4 unit power set I have... (more)

Desolate. No other word better describes Coyote Basin in northeastern Utah; stretching all the way to the aptly-named Seep Ridge in the distance, the only signs of human life are scattered... (more)

In the very last minutes of sunlight on a hazy summer evening, the Deseret Power Railway's afternoon train begins the descent into Coyote Basin as it returns empty to Deserado Mine. Photo from... (more)

Imagine being so far out in the middle of nowhere that it's nearly an hour's drive to the nearest gas station. Imagine sitting in this absolutely middle-of-nowhere spot, waiting for the Deseret P... (more)

DPR-1 and its two sisters have just crossed the apex of Holum Pass, the summit of the steepest grade on the Deseret Power Railway. Every single one of the three motors' 6,000 horsepower are neede... (more)

At the very end of a glorious summer day, a trio of Deseret Power Railway's operating E60Cs easily handle 44 coal loads amongst the curiously-shaped and -colored dune formations in Coyote Basin. ... (more)

The Deseret Ry's morning coal loads have finished unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant and are snaking their way through the S curve at MP32. The train is on its way back to the Deserado Mine in C... (more)

Deseret Ry's morning loaded coal train has finished unloading at the power plant and is now on the way back to the Deserado Mine. The coal train has been running 4 days each week lately. Today the... (more)

The vast openness of Coyote Basin, Utah is broken by the rumble of this approaching Deseret Ry. 44 car loaded coal train. The train is headed for the Bonanza Power Plant to unload.

Deseret Ry. empty coal train leaving the power plant after unloading. The train will travel 35 miles east to the Deserado Mine in Colorado for another load of coal.

Deseret Ry. (formerly Deseret Western Ry.) DPR-1 leads a coal train back to the Deserado Mine for another load of coal. The Power Plant is in Utah and the mine is in Colorado. This is typical wint... (more)

After passing through the Bonanza, Utah power plant dumper (in background), the DPR-1 leads the empties back east to the Deserado Mine in Colorado.

Southbound morning train to Bonanza Power Plant