In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)

K-28s sisters 473 and 476 make their final push into Silverton, seen from high above the "Narrows" of the Animas River. Hopefully, I am the first and last person to obtain this angle... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon between Shale and Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 23, 2021. The Sightseer Lounge would be a ... (more)

An eastbound Montana Rail Link helper set of the usual four EMD SD70ACes, drops downgrade out of Weed, Montana, and through Iron Ridge cut on MRL’s main line over Mullan Pass on June 29, 2022. T... (more)

The grade and curvature are quickly increasing and the train speed is dropping as this empty coal train enters the depths of Clover Creek Canyon.

Rocky Mountaineer Returns for 2023 Traveling back to Denver the Rocky Mountaineer is passing through the Flatiron range at tunnel 3 in rural Boulder County.

A Santa Fe GE B23-7 leads a train on the Beautiful and remote Clarkdale branch in 1988. this is now the Verde canyon Railway. Photo taken from my friend dons airplane on a beautiful December d... (more)

The daily Andover-Frisco run with coal loads for Eastman in Kingsport passes through Natural Tunnel.

The spectacular red cliffs highlight the towering geological formations around Burns, bathing in soft morning light as an unlikely trio of GEs hustle through with BNSF's traffic for Provo, tight o... (more)

After working Intrepid Potash outside Moab, the famed Potash Local works hard to get above the Colorado River and cut through Bootlegger Canyon.

M583 eases down the Southern slope of Cumberland Mountain with a veteran widecab GE leading the charge.

BNSF’s Cowley turn follows the Bighorn River through ruggedly scenic Sheep Canyon as it passes milepost 414 while returning to Greybull, Wyoming, on the sunny afternoon of June 27, 2018.

Emerging from the bore in Bootlegger Canyon, the Potash Local rolls past the Corona Arch and its cathedral-like accompaniment of impressive rock formations on a sweltering Utah morning.

I happened to be in Moab, UT when a friend reminded me that the once a week UP potash local runs on a Friday, wait thats today! All of my previous plans for the day were now pushed to the side as ... (more)

Unfortunately for those familiar with CW McCall's song "The Silverton Train," the Animas River Gorge only finds itself 230-ish feet from rail to river, as opposed to the 400-feet McCall ... (more)