The Rio Grande Zephyr's trio of EMD F9s claw into the 2% grade, just (timetable) east of the lower horseshoe curve at Gilluly, Utah. In the background, US Highway 6 takes a more direct and steeper... (more)
March 28, 1976 was troublesome day along D&RGW's Subdivision 6 in Utah. A westbound freight went on the ground at the west switch at Gilluly, a control point about 10 miles west of Soldier Summit.... (more)
With gleaming UP Centennial 6936 leading, a westward Officers Special passes through Soldier Summit, Utah on a beautiful summer day. What better way to see the Wasatch Mountains than from the dom... (more)
On a beautiful late summer morning, BNSF Railway's Provo-Denver Q train tops 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
Groves of frosty trees greet BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo 'Q' train at 7440 ft. Soldier Summit. It's all downhill from here as the QDVPVJ has 50 miles of track and 3000 feet of elevation to descend... (more)