Appearing both strikingly beautiful and oddly out of place at the same time, a red and silver BNSF C44-9W leads a Union Pacific coal train down former D&RGW rails in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Traffic has come to a standstill along US Highway 89 while a Union Pacific Savage coal load heads west along former D&RGW rails approaching the twin tunnels at Thistle, Utah.

A trio of DC traction BNSF GE motors lead a Union Pacific Savage coal load along former D&RGW rails just west of Rio, Utah.

A clean BNSF warbonnet GE leads a Union Pacific Savage coal load west along former D&RGW rails at Castle Gate, Utah.

A BNSF warbonnet GE leads Union Pacific's CSVRW coal load down the 2% ruling grade under US Highway 6 at Gilluly, Utah. The mainline climbing east toward Soldier Summt is visible in the background... (more)

Two Union Pacific trains meet along the Price River at Kyune, Utah. At left, a light engine move from Provo heads east to Grand Junction, Colorado while at right a Savage coal load heads west towa... (more)

A trio of BNSF DC traction GE's lead a Union Pacific Savage coal load out of the Kyune gooseneck in Price Canyon. A three unit UP swing helper was cut in for the grueling 25 mile climb west to Sol... (more)

A trio of BNSF Railway GE's lead a Union Pacific coal train west through Price Canyon at Royal Road. The grade at this location (near Castle Gate) increases to 2.3% all the way to the west switch ... (more)

A clean BNSF Railway C44-9W in classic 'warbonnet' livery leads a Union Pacific Savage coal train through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon approaching Rio, Utah.

eastbound BNSF train MLACBAR leans into the curve about the Alray tunnels in Cajon Pass.

A trio of BNSF GE units depart West Helper including a three unit swing helper for the grueling 25 mile climb west up Price Canyon to Soldier Summit.

A slow moving westbound Savage coal load is overtaken by a high priority FedEx parcel shipment along US Highway 6 in Price Canyon, Utah. While composing this image, the photographer was initially ... (more)

A red and silver BNSF 'warbonnet' C44-9W emerges from the deep shadows of the Red Narrows in Spanish Fork Canyon. This particular angle and subject had been on my 'to do' list for several years. T... (more)

A decent size Galesburg, IL, to Chicago, IL, freight train works over the hogback near Malden, IL. This train will stop and do work at Zearing, IL, here in a few miles.

A red and silver BNSF Dash 9 brings up the rear of a run-through coal train as it crosses over Number One track on UP's Sunset Route.