It just keep getting better. I was happy last time because I got a three unit consist. Well about a week later, I was able to photograph a four unit consist. GMTX 2662, RSSX 116, SSRX 3670, and RS... (more)

Tonight operation of Rio Tinto's, Kennecott operation by Railserve was very colorful. Locomotives from three different lease companies, with three very different paint schemes. GMTX 2662, RSSX 116... (more)

Once a Illinois Central GP40. GMTX 2330 is now a GP38-2 working at Kennecott Copper. SSRX 3670 started as Baltimore and Ohio 3807. The two have been working the Garfield yard, and are pulling out... (more)

Freight cars in and out of Rio Tinto's Kennecott Copper smelter facilities is a big deal. Not only is Union Pacific interchanging with them at Garfield. Utah Railway's brings in trains three day a... (more)

Trying to keep everything strait in this era can be a challenge. Kennecott Copper, owned by Rio Tinto corporation. The railroad contract belongs to RailServe. The two locomotive are GP38-2 GMTX le... (more)

My assumption to hearing the number 5433, with out seeing it, would be that it would be an ugly beast. Not so, at some point UP 5433 has received a nice new paint job. Next is a survivor UP 6367 o... (more)

I was able to catch a Kennacott Copper (Rio Tinto) train in action. Now operated by Railserve (RSSX) GMTX 2662 and RSSX 116 leave the Garfield yard, with a matching set of nicely painted Montana L... (more)

I was pleasantly surprised to find this shot in my dad's collection. I knew he had a lot of roster shots of the Western Pacific. But didn't realize he had this gem out on the WP main. From what he... (more)

A North Platte, to West Colton, manifest. Heads across the Lynndyl Subdivision, for an afternoon run.

Passing of the Tier 4's. UP 2688 and 5424 head eastbound off the on the Lynndyl Subdivision. The westbound has an SD70M leader, with UP 3078 SD70ACe-T4 on the rear. I leard the trains were the MWC... (more)

One of the Kennecott Copper high cab GP39-2, that now wears the paint scheme of contractor railway Omaha track 3901. Pulls out of the Garfield yard after interchanging cars with the Union Pacific.... (more)

Union Pacific 8662, 5338, 1797 westbound pass a eastbound with a sharp looking repaint 6713 at Garfield, Utah.

One of 3 of Kennecots unique GP39-2's that would stay at the plant site after railroad operations were sold off in 2002, I was dumbfounded to find it operating in 2019! Equipped with its recogniza... (more)

UP put a little green for St Patrick's Day on the point of this 20 car passenger car in the form of camouflage. The "Spirit of Union Pacific" leads the train in and out of a snow storm a... (more)

Former Kennecott Copper Corporation 799 is still working on home rails (albeit with a patch) along with SSRX 3510 at the company's Garfield smelter.