Long before Rio Grande SD40T-2 #5390 became famous working Union Pacific's 'dirt train' local out of Helper, it was just one of 73 tunnel motors working on the D&RGW. Here it leads Chicago - Oakla... (more)
Just after lunchtime, Rio Grande SD40T-2s leave East Carbon, Utah, passing one of Bo Huff's custom cars (looks to be a Ford product) on October 8, 2004. Until the very end, Rio Grande painted and ... (more)
Long before it gained notoriety leading the dirt train local out of Helper, Rio Grande 5390 works Grand Junction to Roper freight #151 west through Provo on October 15, 1986. The Rio Grande passen... (more)
Engineer Mel Baughman looks over the shoulders of Machinist Gordon Olson as he performs some last minute repairs to Rio Grande “Tunnel Motor” No. 5390 at Helper, Utah, on the morning of May 21... (more)