Open spaces, all stretched out. KCSM 4665 and KCS 4139 lead a Brownton, MN to Keyes, CA grain train. On the left of the image you can see all the way back to the Wasatch Mountain range (Salt Lake ... (more)

UP 7254 and 6844 lead an IPP coal train through Tooele, Utah. Coal trains are a rare sight on these rails.

I got a heads up tonight that a coal train was coming my way. It's a Black Thunder to IPP train. IPP trains pretty much always go down the Provo Sub, then onto Sharp Subdivision. So it was a very ... (more)

A little bit of a jaunt to get this shot. But the lead unit was decent looking, and 1989 was second. So I decided to go out for the shot. The train must of been heavy, because it was quite the aud... (more)

My favorite shot of the chase, was my final one of the evening. The train is on the grade between Marblehead and Low. They are coming around the big sweeping curve into the straightaway.

I ran across a train today with UP 1989 in the consist. It was changing crews at Garfield when I discovered it. Ironically it was delayed a bit because they couldn't get 1989 to start. They finall... (more)

Trucking right along. After awhile the crew realized they were celebrities. They were having a good time watching all us crazy railfans giving chase.

What a threat it was to get two KCS units hauling a Union Pacific grain train. Here is the dual out on the EX Western Pacific causeway,

Second shot of the day. I really had my doubts this shot would happen. UP likes to park trains in the Garfield-Smelter area, tie them down, and pull the crews off. But not so, he came flying right... (more)

Some rare visitors to Utah. Two KCS units lead a UP grain train. The leader is actually a Kanas City Southern de Mexico. The grain train is a Brownton, MN to Keyes, CA.

Utah Railway GP38-3's 2007, and 2001, are moving right along with the RUT312 local.

UP 8082 and 7176 climb the grade at Lakepoint, UT with the MNPML. The backdrop is Oquirrh Mountain range.

UP 9075 leads an afternoon westbound manifest through Lakepoint, Utah.

Slightly less rare in the last year. But definitely not something you see often. A Norfolk Southern leading a UP train out west. A GE C44-9W to make thing even better. NS 9639 pulls a eastbound e... (more)

The local get out on the main on the Shafter sub, with the standard two SD70M's.