Like most railroads the Deseret Ry runs its coal trains in all weather; hot, or cold, snowing or raining, several days a week. Did I mention cold? This picture was taken at 12:30PM and the tempera... (more)

Deseret Ry's eastbound empty train has nearly reached the end of its trip at the Deserado Mine's loadout. Only one more mile to go then spot the train under the flood loader for loading tomorrow.

The Deseret Power Ry in eastern Utah and western Colorado is in the middle of a project to repaint their entire fleet of 4 active E60C’s. So far they have completed two of them; DPR #1 and DPR #... (more)

Here is the Union Pacific's 8720 rolling downhill with the MNPRVB just west of the west switch at Pequop, Nevada. Just out of sight around the curve in the background is the CLRSK coal empty in th... (more)

Deseret Power Ry motor #DPR-1 leads the afternoon loaded train downgrade at about MP 31.5. It is following an unnamed dry tributary of Kennedy Wash and will shortly duck under Utah Highway 45 for ... (more)

Eastbound Train 126 behind a GP40-2 meets a westbound 775 coal train at Gilluly on the 2% grade to Soldier Summit. Scanned from a color print.

Rochester, Minnesota is known for several things, mostly for being the home of the Mayo Clinic. But there is another thing, not as well known outside of the local area and that is the “Corn Towe... (more)

The Deseret Ry has but one siding, the aptly named Midway Siding, located about halfway between the Deserado Mine and the Bonanza Power Plant. Oddly enough, it is not electrified. In over 25 years... (more)

Utah Ry. #5005 has just arrived at the Wildcat coal and crude oil loadout with a cut of around 12 empty tanks. It has brought the empties from Martin Yard about 5 miles west of Wildcat. After back... (more)

The morning coal train on the Deseret Ry. ran a little earlier than usual today. The result of it’s early departure from the plant allowed a shot of its E60 in a full nose lit position. So here ... (more)

This is the flood loader and coal storage silo at Skyline, Utah at the end of the 19 mile long Union Pacific Pleasant Valley Subdivision. Elevation here is over 8000 feet. This slightly overpowere... (more)

A 3 hour late Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, has finally reached my location at the west end of Glenwood Canyon and is slowing to take the siding at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The Depot is dea... (more)

Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake City to Denver manifest train is about to enter the upper end of Utah's Price River canyon. The grade steepens here to 2.4%.

So, here I am sitting on a gray shale hill, all by myself before dawn, out in very rural eastern Utah. Cattle are bawling and a coyote runs across a field near me. I am waiting for Amtrak #6, the ... (more)

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has an ongoing construction project on US Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon. This highway parallels The UP (ex D&RGW) Provo sub up and over Soldier Summ... (more)