I was able to catch a different set of power operating at Rio Tinto, Kennecott this afternoon. After switch down at Garfield GP38's GMTX 2330, and SSRX 3670 are heading back towards the Kennecott ... (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)

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)

One of a kind, Kennecott Copper had one standard cab GP39-2 905. I remember going out with my dad when he took this picture, when I was eleven. It was the day after Thanksgiving, and we were exci... (more)

The biggest and smallest diesels on the railroad make quite a pair. The 204 has just had a 92-day inspection completed, and is ready for a bath. The 25 ton GE is used as a shop switcher and makes ... (more)

The first snowflakes of winter are starting to fall as Nevada Northern 93 in her Kennecott Consolidated Copper markings takes coal. Unfortunately, the original coaling tower is out of service awai... (more)

After decades of hauling heavy ore trains, this rare ALCo RS-2 now spends retirement hauling tourists at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. On this gorgeous fall morning, the conductor and rear b... (more)

An everyday routine that is all part of history now. Kennecott copper used to run ore trains between the concentrator and smelter. It all done by pipe line slurry/conveyor now. So glad my dad was ... (more)

A trio of high cab GP39-2 794, 797, 795, are running south with an empty or train. Between the Smelter and the Loadout in Copperton.

KCC 93 rests quietly in the engine house of Nevada Northern Railroad before the mornings work. a steady snowfall has begun as well and blows its way into an open bay door

Nevada Northern 40 comes out of one of the railroads tunnels in a plume of smoke and snow on a brisk afternoon on the railroad

KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 pose for photos before the days excursions on one of the railroads photography workshop weekends

KCC 93 and Nevada Northern 40 prepare for the days worth amidst the clouds of steam and smoke in the railroads engine house

KCC 93 simmers in the silhouette of only two lights in the engine house at Nevada Northern, Before a long days work at the start of a photographers weekend at the railroad