A Union Pacific Las Vegas to Salt Lake City officers special makes a brief stop at Provo Yard. Do you suppose the crew working the TR5 'cow and calf' switcher are following the rule book pretty cl... (more)

I still remember the arrival of a UP officer's special being such a big deal, my dad got me out of Junior High School early to see it! The OLVSC (Las Vegas, NV to Salt Lake City, UT) has just arri... (more)

A pair of EMDs from the horsepower race of 1960s are air tested and ready to depart Provo for Salt Lake City. The UP 83, a DD35A, was blt. in June 1965 while the UP 3646, an SD45, was blt. in Marc... (more)

What a wonderful sight to behold tucked away in the Provo, Utah car shop! This beautifully restored Baldwin DS-4-4-10 received a new lease on life with an EMD power transplant and paintwork by Mor... (more)

Union Pacific's Provo Switcher departs the joint UP-Utah Railway yard with a rebuilt Baldwin/MKO DS-4-4-10, bound for the steel mill at Geneva Works. This qualifies as one of the coolest caboose h... (more)

Union Pacific's Provo switcher poses for photographers the newly rebuilt and repainted United States Steel #26. The beautifully restored Baldwin DS-4-4-10 received a new lease on life with an EMD ... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 stops briefly at the D&RGW passenger station in Provo, Utah. The 75 year old structure would have six months of service remaining before demolition. This perspe... (more)

Here's an example of a power lash up that made the Union Pacific a 'Diesel Spotters Guide' dream come true in the 1960s and 70s. An EMD GP9, a DD35B and a GP30B prepare to depart Provo Yard for No... (more)

On an overcast February morning in 1978, an A-B pair of EMD DD35s lead Union Pacific's Provo to Salt Lake City manifest under the University Avenue overpass in Provo, Utah. The wood structure at r... (more)

Classic EMD power from the 1960s line up at the Provo turntable: a UP GP30 blt. Sept. 1962, a UP DD35 blt. May 1965, and a Rio Grande SD45 blt. March 1968.

Chasing the setting sun, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 is minutes away from its regular station stop at Provo.

A still life photo of Rio Grande's sturdy brick and roof tiled passenger station on 3rd West and 6th South in Provo, Utah. The structure opened for business on January 2, 1911 as a 'Union Station'... (more)

A gloomy January morning in 1987 finds Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr making its regular station stop at Provo while the D&RGW passenger station is being dismantled. The 75 year old structur... (more)

A gloomy January morning in 1987 finds Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr slowing to make its regular station stop at Provo while the D&RGW passenger station is being dismantled. The 75 year old... (more)

Here's a peek into Union Pacific's Provo, Utah car shop. At left, TR5 #1875B - 1875A undergoes minor repair work while at right SW9 #1846 receives routine maintenance on 'the jack track'. This ste... (more)