Eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr at station stop in Helper, Utah.

Seems like you never take enough pictures of a neat train

Crew change too here in Helper

A beautiful consist

Rolling off the Soldier Summit grade, 3104 East meets 5507 West, which is about to depart Helper Yard.

A westbound Rio Grande manifest departs Helper after changing crews while 5507 West, a 12,000-ton coal drag, waits for its crew to come on duty.

Public (dirt) roads connect the sidings of Wash, Mounds, and Cedar in the desert of Utah. Not far west of Cedar is a cut that offers great shots of eastbounds in morning and early afternoon light.... (more)

On main two, a UP coal load works its way west up the steep 2% grade, while on main one, a BNSF manifest runs parallel to the coal load, attempting to overcome the same grade. Interesting watching... (more)

The sun is setting at the west end of the siding of Mounds. The sky is extrodinarily red because of a forest fire burning in the area. The resulting smoke has drifted across the western sky creati... (more)