UP manifest MRONY rolls into the little used siding at Azure for a meet with a coal empty. This view is from Trough Road.
The Roper Yard-North Yard (MRONY), or "Macaroni" cautiously descends into the depths of South Boulder Canyon near old Tunnel 28. Tunnel 28 was daylighted in 1951. Sharp-eyed viewers will note a ... (more)
An eighty car MRONY throttles up for the climb up Riverton hill where it will meet it's counterpart, the MNYRO from Denver.
After meeting its counterpart - the MNYRO - at Cliff, the MRONY departs east out of Cliff headed for North Yard in Denver.
With 115 cars on the drawbar, UP's MRONY slows for an approaching 25 mph speed ristriction through the Jordan River Narrows.
After making a "drag and drop" run east to Riverton siding to set out and tie down a train, a pair of classic UP SD40-2's return to Roper yard to assume other duties.
A 27 car MRONY is 12 miles out of Salt Lake City's Roper yard with 560 remaining to reach Denver's North Yard.
UP's daily MRONY manifest (Salt Lake City to Denver) enters the Jordan River Narrows with 70 cars. A swing helper was called to push this train from Castilla to Soldier Summit.
An 89 car Roper-Denver manifest winds down the 2.3% grade along the Price River approaching East Kyune.
A classic UP SD40-2 and a former Rio Grande SD40T-2 head east with UP's daily MRONY train.
