Amtrak’s California Zephyr approaches Sagers, Utah, on March 4, 2012, with the morning sun glinting off the shiny train. This route parallels the beautiful Book Cliffs most of the way from Grand... (more)
Silence in the desert At sunset, the rails at Thompson Hill are silent. An eastbound coal train is entering Thompson siding for a meet a couple miles away. Another coal train is slithe... (more)
Out on the former Rio Grande main line through the Utah desert, a Union Pacific coal train rounds the big fill on Thompson Hill after sunset on March 4, 2012. The train is led by UP AC4400CW-CTE N... (more)