An interesting group of engines mingle at Union Pacific's sanding and fueling facility in Provo, Utah.

Union Pacific's Provo Switcher shoves Jordan Spreader 903142 through the joint yard for a spin on the old Provo turntable.

Soon after Western Pacific-Union Pacific merger in 1983, WP power was distributed throughout the Union Pacific system. A few WP GP35s found work between Provo and Geneva Works when UP retired thei... (more)

Rio Grande's Provo Switcher returns from Geneva Works with a long train dolomite empties, coil steel, and coking coal. D&RGW 5314 was the Grande's last SD9 in a series of 10 units acquired from EM... (more)

The Utah Railway Company was power short in the late 1990s and turned to OmniTRAX for help. A pair of SD9s were leased for a short time, working as yard switchers. Here the OMLX 200 takes Christma... (more)

A pair of Rio Grande 'Cadillacs' move a cut of cars over Sixth South street in Provo, Utah. This seldom used industrial trackage was removed after the UP-SP merger.

The classic lines of an EMD first generation road switcher are exemplified in this view of a Rio Grande GP9 making a switch move at Provo Yard on January 2, 1980.

On a pleasant autumn afternoon at Provo Yard, Rio Grande engineer Bob Pace makes a few mechanical adjustments to SD9 #5314. It appears the number boards could use a little tinkering as well.

On a fine October 1977 afternoon, a pair of Rio Grande SD9s await their next assignment on the mainline out of Provo Yard. D&RGW 5308 and 5309 were built new by EMD for the Rio Grande in July 1957... (more)

On a spectacular springtime afternoon, Rio Grande's Provo switcher works a cut of cars near the joint UP-Utah Railway yard. The steep track in the foreground was built for the Union Pacific to tra... (more)

As the sun sets on a winter's day, Rio Grande's afternoon switch job meanders along the Provo Yard drill track, as viewed from the University Avenue overpass. Sadly, the stately D&RGW passenger st... (more)

With a fresh coat of Imron paint, Rio Grande GP9 #5911 rolls slowly through Provo Yard with a train of Carbon County Railway coal hoppers from Geneva Steel.

Engineer Bob Pace keeps an eye out for brakeman Fred Demaskie's hand signals working the afternoon switcher at Provo Yard. Note the mill gondola loaded with coil steel from nearby Geneva Works. Ca... (more)

Signs of autumn are everywhere as Rio Grande's Provo Switcher returns from Geneva Steel with a long train of outbound cars.

A nicely matched quad of vintage high hood EMDs lead a long train of coil steel from Geneva Works into Rio Grande's Provo Yard on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, 1976.