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

The last of four trains we shot this morning was GSPXTC-04, a Pixley California to Tuscola, Illinois empty grain train. The train is snaking through Echo Canyon and passing Hanging Rock. This larg... (more)

Union Pacific Long Beach to Denver intermodal ZLBDV-05 is seen rolling through Echo Canyon during a perfectly timed sun hole.

Union Pacific Long Beach to Denver intermodal ZLBDV-05 is seen at Echo with a "broken wing" GE leading.

Union Pacific train GSTUCT-03 (Pixley, California to Carlton, Nebraska) is seen approaching the summit of the Wasatch grade and the ghost town known as Wahsatch. The PSR monster is symboled as a g... (more)

Union Pacific train GSTUCT-03 (Pixley, California to Carlton, Nebraska) is seen climbing out of Echo Canyon at Emory. The PSR monster is symboled as a grain train, the empty grain cars are on the ... (more)

Union Pacific Salt Lake City to Global 2 Chicago intermodal train ZSCG2-06 is seen climbing the Wasatch Grade at Castle Rock.

Union Pacific Salt Lake City to Global 2 Chicago intermodal train ZSCG2-06 is seen passing through Echo Canyon on the Evanston Sub. Steamboat Rock is towering high above the train.

SP SD40M-2 8701, a rebuilt CNW SD45, leads a westbound ascending the grade from the Colorado River valley at Cisco, UT. The incredible scenery where the railroad follows the river and redrock clif... (more)