The ever so famous Potash Turn exits the west end of the 7,050ft Bootlegger Tunnel with a pair of GP40-2s and two cars. for Potash. While it use to be a Friday event, he train is scheduled to run ... (more)

Treading through Utah’s red rock country, Union Pacific’s Potash local approaches Bootlegger Canyon on the northbound trip back to the main line at Brendel on April 4, 2010.

SP's Potash Local rambles through a deep cut on the Cane Creek Branch near Seven Mile.

Near Arches National Park on the scenic Union Pacific Cane Creek Subdivision, UP’s Potash local approaches Potash, Utah, on March 4, 2012.

Rio Grande's Potash Turn glides through Seven Mile with 26 loads of potash from the Texas Gulf mine near Moab, Utah.

Little train in red rock country
On March 4, 2012, Union Pacific’s Potash local heads back to the main line at Brendel, Utah, after setting out most of its cars at Potash, and is now ... (more)

Union Pacific’s Potash local is just about to enter a large cut and exit Bootlegger Canyon on the way to Potash, Utah, on February 10, 2006. An EMD SD60/GE C40-8 duo powers the short train thoug... (more)

Union Pacific’s Potash local approaches Emkay, Utah, on a nice March 4, 2012. This incredible red rock country is just across from the entrance to Arches National Park.

Spectacular Bootlegger Canyon
Union Pacific’s Potash Turn heads north into Bootlegger Canyon on the afternoon of May 12, 2006. This train normally operates in the morning, so this lat... (more)

Potash Branch by moonlight
The serpentine right-of-way of the Potash Branch is illuminated by the moon and an approaching Union Pacific train near Emkay, Utah, at 7:43 p.m. on March 4, ... (more)

Union Pacific’s Potash local heads south into Bootlegger Canyon after exiting the 7,068-foot Moab Tunnel on May 12, 2006. This train normally operates in the morning, so this afternoon departure... (more)

In perhaps the only location in the world that you can photograph a train through a natural arch, Union Pacific’s Potash local heads north into Bootlegger Canyon on May 12, 2006. This train norm... (more)

The sun has already set on the east side of the red cliffs as the Moab Uranium Tailings train heads north toward the junction at Brendel with around 5,000 tons of tailings where it will drop off t... (more)

The Sunday Potash local slowly rolls south toward Intrepid Potash with 4 empty cars.

Looking more like an alien planet than a lonely railroad branch, the lower end of Union Pacific’s Cane Creek Subdivision near Moab offers a spectacular combination of slickrock, steel rails and ... (more)