A Union Pacific Maintenance of Way gang replaces ties, ballast, tie plates and rail along the former D&RGW in Spanish Fork Canyon.

57. What other railroad would do this? Did you know the Livingston Shops are independent from the MRL? They actually have to successfully bid jobs for the MRL to get their work even though the sho... (more)

BNSF Jordan spreader is clearing ditches on the eastern end of the Mitchell Sub. powered by a BNSF GP39M.

There's more to railroading then just trains. A welder works on a frog as the track department make some repairs.

Miles to go: One of the few concessions to modernity, this powered tamper was built by a team of volunteers in the museum's own shops, and seen here operated by a different yet equally dedicated t... (more)

Track maintenance on the narrow gauge: Pausing briefly to assess the crew's next move, Duncan Burns, Dana Deering, Hunt Dowse, and Wayne Laepple, look northward toward the bottom of "the ladder" -... (more)

After a full day of working on a new light rail line, a group of track building machines meet at Midvale on UTA's Mid-Jordan line. The assembled machines include a ballast regulator, a tamper and ... (more)

It takes picks, brooms, ice melt, crowbars, and a lot of muscle to dislodge a frozen switch. This crew used plenty of all to get this one to move and still had many more to go on a frozen February... (more)

A piece of D&RGW history is being 'unmade' as salvaging crews scrap the former Rio Grande Sugarhouse Spur at Lake Street crossing in Salt Lake County. What became a two mile spur in the end was co... (more)

A BNSF welder fills in a switch frog with a steady weld just outside of Northtown Yard. Once the weld is laid, he will grind and shape the original contour of the rail. He has many tools at an arm... (more)

MOW crew prepare the rebuilt Simpson Railroad railbed at the approach to the new Goldsbough Creek Bridge. The railroad is near to normal operations again after a 14 month hiatus.

A WB empty coal train passes by workers putting in the new cantilever signal to replace the CBQ bridge. see 312892 ... (more)

Police Action Amtrak Coast Starlight #14 is stopped at Oakridge where the city police are assisting with removing a passenger. From right to left, a crew member gives a statement ... (more)

One of those you really had to see it to believe it moments. Soo 4408 rides high over 6600 in the aftermath of the July 12, 1982 head on at Gilchrist

Preparing rail cars for an ocean crossing is time consuming and tedious. A screw jack lifts the car off its springs, while chain and ratchet pull the car tight to deck. From Part 2 of a 2 part art... (more)