Second shot of the day. I really had my doubts this shot would happen. UP likes to park trains in the Garfield-Smelter area, tie them down, and pull the crews off. But not so, he came flying right... (more)
Some rare visitors to Utah. Two KCS units lead a UP grain train. The leader is actually a Kanas City Southern de Mexico. The grain train is a Brownton, MN to Keyes, CA.
This scene is at the Canyon Coal Company’s Skyline Mine flood loader high up on the Wasatch Plateau in Utah. Elevation here is over 8000’. The mine is out of sight, on the left, up a canyon a... (more)
It was a treat to see the F45 in the head end of the consist. It spent most of it's days sandwiched in the helper set. (Tom Ellis photo)
Utah Railway GP38-3's 2007, and 2001, are moving right along with the RUT312 local.
UP 8082 and 7176 climb the grade at Lakepoint, UT with the MNPML. The backdrop is Oquirrh Mountain range.
UP 9075 leads an afternoon westbound manifest through Lakepoint, Utah.
Slightly less rare in the last year. But definitely not something you see often. A Norfolk Southern leading a UP train out west. A GE C44-9W to make thing even better. NS 9639 pulls a eastbound e... (more)
Union Pacific 3985 puts on an impressive display as it begins a photo runby. This was the infamous trip in which the coal burning 3985 set a lot of brush fires, which led the Union Pacific to chan... (more)
HELPER UT March 9 1980 — Rio Grande SD9 5309 ais shjown in switching service. This shot taken from the Rio Grande Zephyr. My photo.
Early morning departure from the Heber City station. UP #618 is hauling a David Rodgers freight charter train.
Steam Locomotive No. 618 is one of the stars of the Heber Valley Railroad locomotive fleet. This historic engine, which turned 100 years old in 2007, has been pulling tourists through the Wasatch ... (more)
Union Pacific 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit is seen as the rear DPU on a coal train at Roper Yard in Salt Lake City.
The rear DPU pushes a coal train West out of the North Yard at Salt Lake City.
A Utah Railway local is seen passing Union Pacific's North Yard in Salt Lake City
