Utah Railway with it's empty Intermountain Power coal train starts it's climb up Gilluly.

If it is possible to get black lung from railfanning this was the day. It must have been a combination of fine coal load and the wind. Utah Railway 5006 6064 5005 5003 leave a black cloud as the d... (more)

The Utah is putting on a show as the crew tries to get the train back up to speed after cutting out the helpers.

A long day of railfanning comes to an end with this last shot of the day. This location has become difficult to photograph at th... (more)

Utah Railway MK50-3 #5004, and four other UTR locomotives assault the ruling 2.4% grade of Soldier Summit with 104 loaded coal hoppers in tow.

With 3 MK50-3's a SD50 and a leased SD40-2 on the head end. The helpers can be seen cutting out in the distance. The helpers will make the trip back to Martin yard. As the loaded coal train will m... (more)

In a winter snowstorm, a Utah Railway coal train thunders over the top of the grade at Soldier Summit, Utah, on February 2, 2006.

A Utah Railway train of loaded oil and sulfuric acid tank cars heads west from the road's Martin Yard, in Helper, Utah, to Provo. The train is powered by MK50-3 5005, MK50-3 5006, SD50S 6060, SD50... (more)

After chasing this train most of the day. The last shot of the day presented it's self in the Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Utah Railway showing the curves of Kyune.

It's always a treat to behold mountainous railroading in action. Especially 5 units up front and 6 manned helpers wind through the canyon. The Utah Railway is truly special sight to see.

Suffering from power woes the Utah is crawling through Kyune. A crew member can be seen out on the second unit trying to keep all his power pulling. 5 locomotives up front and 6 pushing doing abou... (more)

Utah Railway MK50-3 5003 splits the signals at Rio, Utah, as it leads a train of 22 tank cars (and a hopper car acting as a buffer car) eastward from Provo to Helper on March 14th, 2015. UTAH 5003... (more)

Utah Railway power idles at their shops in Martin after switching cars at the Wildcat loadout.

This Utah Railway coal load twists thru the colorful Price River Canyon on its way up the 2.4% grades of Soldier Summit. The railroad between Helper and Provo can yield some of the most colorful ... (more)