Union Pacific's CSKBS-16 looked great curving west through the confines of the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon. This time of year, lighting is limited through here as the former D&RGW tracks fo... (more)

An 80 car train of aluminum hoppers function as a conveyor of bituminous coal between Utah's Skyline Mine and northern California. UP's CSKBS-16 is approaching control point RG 662, West Gilluly, ... (more)

A pair of General Electric AC's lead a Skyline, UT to Barstow, CA coal load west down Soldier Summit at Detour station. It was at this point that the former 4% grade alignment east toward Soldier ... (more)

A pair of General Electric distributed power units trail a Skyline, UT to Barstow, CA coal load down Soldier Summit at Detour, Utah. The gradient down the summit's west slope (2%, compensated) fla... (more)

On a beautiful President's Day afternoon, Union Pacific's Skyline UT to Barstow CA coal load emerges from 3009 ft. Thistle Tunnel through Billy's Mountain in Spanish Fork Canyon. A special thanks ... (more)

While shadows creep across the double track main, Union Pacific's Denver to Salt Lake manifest curves through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

A Union Pacific Denver to Salt Lake manifest rolls west just outside of the Red Narrows in Spanish Fork Canyon. Stopped at CP RG677, Rio, a Skyline coal empty waits it's turn to head east up track... (more)

There's nothing like sunshine, clear canyon air and snow to make a photograph pop. Union Pacific's MNYRO (Denver to Salt Lake) manifest splits a pair of intermediate signals between Gilluly and Na... (more)

Climbing through the ghost town of Mill Fork, Union Pacific's MRONY heads east toward Soldier Summit and a crew change at Helper, Utah.

A Utah Railway IPP coal empty and a Union Pacific Salt Lake to Denver manifest meet at CP RG672, Narrows in Spanish Fork Canyon. The UP was having CTC outages on this day, and the UP train went fi... (more)

A Utah Railway IPP coal empty rolls east into the morning sun as a Union Pacific manifest prepares to proceed east after online repairs were made urgent by an online shifted load detector. 10,685 ... (more)

Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake to Denver manifest heads east into the early morning light through Utah's scenic Spanish Fork Canyon. This train will top Soldier Summit in 13 miles of 2% grade and... (more)

Got glint? Captured moments after sunrise, Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake to Denver manifest charges east into the morning sun through Utah's scenic Spanish Fork Canyon. Today's train with a nice... (more)

Captured moments after sunrise, Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake to Denver manifest departs the confines of the Red Narrows area of Spanish Fork Canyon. Today's 19 car freight has no need for a sho... (more)

The very last new D&RGW locomotive leads the daily Salt Lake to Denver RODVM east through Spanish Fork Canyon at Rio, Utah. D&RGW 3154-3156 were technically replacement power for three wrecked uni... (more)