The nearly abandoned town of Thompson Springs, Utah, had at least two things going for it: a cool neon sign for the Silver Grill Café and the former Rio Grande mainline. In April 1996, the late a... (more)

Three SP AC4400s are having no trouble going up the 1.1 percent grade of Thompson Hill with what I now think is iron ore for Geneva Steel.

On a warm and breezy spring morning, Union Pacific's 'Potash Turn' rambles around a couple of mud mounds in the Green River Desert near Thompson, Utah. On the point, UP GP40-2 #1364, built new as ... (more)

Trains and almost anything manmade seem insignificant within the far flung Green River Desert region of eastern Utah. Here UP's daily MNYRO (Denver to Salt Lake) manifest rattles the CTC switches ... (more)

A stealth gray KCS SD70ACe trails a BNSF Railway manifest along the former D&RGW at East Thompson, Utah. This 78 car Denver-Provo manifest required the big KCS unit's assistance for the up and do... (more)

Rolling along iconic desert mud mounds, BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo Q-train tackles 'Thompson Hill' with 78 cars of general merchandise. It was a rare treat to catch an EMD SD75i leading this BNSF... (more)

Union Pacific's Friday morning 'Potash Turn' curves west along the Book Cliffs at Vista curve, a couple of miles east of the siding at Thompson, Utah. The 12 car local was called out of East Yard ... (more)

UP 3423 is seen leading the Potash local back on the main line near Thompson Springs - 12/09/2008