After working its way through a glut of MOW activity on the east side of Soldier Summit, Utah, the KCS 4702 has finally reached the summit. It will be held here for nearly an hour before getting c... (more)

Moments after pausing to flag from track #1 to the center siding, Kansas City Southern ES44AC #4702 leads BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest down the old Denver & Rio Grande Western R... (more)

Three ubiquitous BNSF C44-9W's lead a Stockton to Denver manifest along the Price River at West Kyune on UP's Provo Subdivision. If you look closely, a fourth C44-9W is coupled to the rear of this... (more)

Popping in and out patches of sunshine and shade, Union Pacific's WMUKYZ ballast train ascends the Soldier Summit grade at CP RG662, West Gilluly.

A trio of ubiquitous BNSF H-2 clad C44-9W's lead a short Stockton, CA to Denver, CO trackage rights manifest along the ex-D&RGW at Kyune. From this point the descent increases from 1% to 2.3% on t... (more)

A group of fog frosted trees meet BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo 'Q' train at the west switch Soldier Summit. It's all downhill from here, folks! The QDVPVJ has about 50 miles of track to go (and 300... (more)

With more than enough power to climb the 2% grade to Soldier Summit, BNSF Railway's Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest heads eastbound through Detour, Utah. Traces of the original line can be discer... (more)

BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT Q-train descends the 2% grade of the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at Gilluly, Utah. If you look closely, a singe GE ES44AC is coupled to the r... (more)

All of the trappings of an icy cold winter's day surround BNSF Railway's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest a few miles west of Kyune. Mother Nature added fog into the mix this particular morning, i... (more)

A Union Pacific Savage, UT to Trona, CA coal train descends Soldier Summit's 2% grade on the west slope at Detour, Utah. A trio of manned swing helpers (from Helper, of course) are visible mid-tr... (more)

After a 1:30 a.m. call and a very slow start out of Roper yard, Union Pacific's MRONY train has run out of time within the hours of service. Soon a replacement crew will arrive from Helper to resc... (more)

With plenty of power on the point, BNSF Railway's Stockton, CA to Denver, CO trackage rights train tops Soldier Summit on a crystal clear November 10, 2006 afternoon.

Captured moments after sunrise, a BNSF Railway Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest descends the former D&RGW at Gilluly, Utah. Don't be fooled by the heat distortion from the exhaust, the ambient tem... (more)

D&RGW coal train IPPX crests the grade at Soldier Summit.

A BNSF Railway Provo, UT to Denver, CO 'Q' train climbs the 2% grade of the former D&RGW at Gilluly, Utah.