Back when they were used for hot shot trains on the Santa Fe. GP60M 150 and 159 have just overtaken another freight. On the Crookton line change section of the Seligman Subdivision.

When Chicago & North Western placed their order for C44-9W's. They decided to save a little money by ordering them without air conditioning. So soon as the temperatures got warm in the coal Fields... (more)

A GE tier 4, thunders around the big sweeping curve at Lakepoint, Utah. In the background is the Great Salt Lake, with two of it's islands. Stansbury and Antelope Island.

I was able to catch the 3 time a week Utah Railway Provo to Ogden local. It was a hot one tonight 102 degrees.

MK50-3's 5003 and 5001 chug past a small dam on the Jordan River.

Utah Railway's MK50-3's and SD50's with a rarity in the canyon 2006 a GP38-3. They are heading for Martin, Utah with an oil train. The 2006 is going to the shop for some service.

The Utah Railway Provo to Ogden RUT611 is a late evening train that generally only leaves in the daylight in the summer months. So trying to catch it in May is a real gamble. The gamble payed off ... (more)

The first picture of the day where the smoke has turned from white to black. It's starting to warm up as 4014 has just departed Ogden, Utah.

One of the beautiful things about the Santa Fe. Was some of the rare units you could find leading a trains. Here is a GP20U leading a Flagstaff local in 1996.

About 2 miles in on the Ellerbeck Industrial lead, UP 1860 and 2015 pick up 8 cars. The is a former Western Pacific branch, branching off from the Shafter Subdivision.

I was able to catch Amtrak heritage unit 130 today, for the first time. The westbound Zephyr was 18 hours late. Allowing photo locations that generally are passed in the middle of the night.

My opportunities to catch EMD Tier 4's has been few and far between. I was elated to catch one tonight. It was neat to hear it by itself working it's guts out, to get an idea of what they really s... (more)

The UP has just pulled into the small town of Rupert, Idaho with a fresh load of work. It's time for the Eastern Idaho Railroad to go to work.

A variety pack on this one, with 4 different locomotive types.

Cumbres & Toltec 487 puts on an impressive dispay on it's way out of Chama, with another load of excited passengers.