Manned swing helpers assist a loaded coal train bound for Intermountain Power following the Price River on the climb to Soldier Summit

A Union Pacific West Elk coal train grinds up Soldier Summit passing by Castle Gate, UT. Its a fight for the summit as soon as trains leave Helper battling the ruling 2% grade to Castle Gate and 3... (more)

BNSF's Provo, UT - Denver, CO manifest emerges from the tunnel at Kyune descending Soldier Summit

The Sunnyside Local rolls off the branch at 'Mounds'

The UP Steam Crew poses on the Big Boy after speeches by then-CEO Lance Fritz and former Utah Governor Gary Herbert at the Spike150 Ceremony in Ogden.

Bonanza Power Plant. Deseret Power Railway (DPR) E60C electric locomotives DPR-1, DPR-2, and DPR-3 are seen leading the morning empty train away from the Bonanza Power Plant, headed bac... (more)

UP 702 and UPY 637 working the industrial spur in Woods Cross, Utah.

It's nice these days to see a pure set of EMD's. UP 8936 and 8425 are about to go onto the Shafter Subdivision.

Nearing the end of the work day. The LUE46 local rolls back into town.

Utah Railway 2007 and 2002 roll through Salt Lake City North Yard with the RUT312 local.

I was able to catch the Chevron local, farther up the line after work today. For what ever reason there work was running later into the evening. They are on the old D&RGW Salt Lake to Ogden main. ... (more)

A pair of SD70Ms glide east across the desert as they reach the east end of UP's Shafter Subdivision, which stretches from Elko, NV to Lake Point Junction just outside Salt Lake City.

Eastbound empty coal train east of Helper on the former DRGW.

UP 8936 and 8425 cruse across the Great Salt Lake, on the Shafter Sub, with a grain train.

UP GP38N 633 leads the Chevron local through North Temple Salt Lake City. This originally Missouri Pacific 2133, GP38-2, is 47 years old. It looks like it's brand new, with a rebuild into a GP38N,... (more)