While afternoon storms roll onto the plains, a westbound Union Pacific freight pounds upgrade at mile 14.5 west of Leyden, Colorado, on April 14, 2001. Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 No. 5345 leads the tr... (more)

On July 24, 1998, a trio of Rio Grande SD40T-2s (DRGW 5345, 5360, 5382) were called out of Helper Yard to drag a stalled out Roper to Denver manifest freight from Castilla to Soldier Summit. The M... (more)

An eastbound mixed freight meets a local switch engine at the Rio Grande passenger station in Provo on June 26, 1976.

Rio Grande merchandise train 136 climbs through scenic Spanish Fork Canyon with Southern Pacific pool power. This area of the Red Narrows between milepost 673 and 674 features two eight degree cur... (more)

Rio Grande auto train 179 crosses Mead's Wash at East Price on March 26, 1988.

Rio Grande lumber drag train 126 ascends the Mapleton Bench on the eastward main track approaching Sutro Cut on Feb. 21, 1988. All of this pasture land is now occupied by homes in the expanding ci... (more)

A heavy Rio Grande train 136 grinds eastward through Gilluly on Sept. 26, 1987. A pair of EMD SD40T-2s are supplemented by a pair of GP40-2s. No explanation on how the 5345 ended up with a bright ... (more)

With early signs of the changing of the seasons, Rio Grande train No. 136 enters Spanish Fork Canyon at Gomex on Sept. 26, 1987.

While horses enjoy a beautiful winter's afternoon, a well powered Rio Grande train #252 departs Springville for Pueblo. I never did find out the story behind the pooled BN power, a rarity around U... (more)

Negotiating the reverse curves at Mitchell, 5345 and 3033 slowly bring a short westbound freight down from Tennessee Pass in the fall of 1981.

Fall is on the way as 5345 and 3033 ease downgrade with a short westbound freight on the approach to Minturn from Tennessee Pass in September 1981.

With golden Aspen colouring the mountainside, 5345 and 3033 head downgrade through Pando, from Tennessee Pass, with a short westbound freight in September 1981