All is quiet on a snowless Christmas Eve at Provo Yard in 1976. One of Union Pacific's TR5 "cow and calf" switchers takes the afternoon off at the engine servicing facility. Provo terminal was hom... (more)
On a rainy afternoon in Happy Valley, an EMD TR5 'Cow and Calf' pairing work the west end of Provo Yard while the Delta Local awaits departure for Lynndyl and points west. Back in the 1960s and 70... (more)
On Dec. 5, 1970, Rio Grande's Provo Switcher has been assigned the task of hauling former Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 from Provo Yard to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Here the train curves slowly from t... (more)
On Dec. 5, 1970, Rio Grande's Provo Switcher has been assigned the task of hauling former Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618 and six cars to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Here the train moves slowly up the bra... (more)
Rio Grande's Provo Switcher interchanges hopper cars with the Union Pacific and Utah Railway at Provo, Utah. The melting snows along the Wasatch Mountains illustrate the onset of spring.