Emerging from afternoon shadows in Price Canyon, Rio Grande train 136 glides east over bridge 630.98 in the coal mining ghost town of Castle Gate.

A Utah Railway CIPUW train rambles down the 2.15% grade through Price Canyon at Castle Gate. This venerable old signal bridge, number '6305', dates to the D&RGW age witnessing the passage of coal ... (more)

Rio Grande train #146 curves downgrade along the Price River approaching Lynn.

Rio Grande train #187 climbs through Price Canyon at Castle Gate on July 24, 1987.

A Martin Swing Helper prepares to cut into a loaded Willow Creek coal train at Castle Gate, Utah. This short lived mine shut down and the conveyor and yard trackage are all gone now.

A pair of new GE AC4400CWs lead the second section of SP's DVROM west through Price Canyon at Castle Gate.

A mixed bag of GE/EMD power leads a 105 car ROGJM through Price Canyon at Lynn. Note the long cut of coil steel from Geneva Works on the head end.

A Utah Railway export coal load ascends the 2.3% grade of the former D&RGW through Price Canyon west of Lynn.

Here's a different perspective of a familiar location. Rather than grab the typical track level shot in Price Canyon at Lynn, I decided to climb a rock outcropping and gain some elevation. Amtrak'... (more)

A pair of Utah Railway MK5000Cs bracket an SD40 and an SD50S with a long train of coal empties in Price Canyon approaching Lynn.

A new General Electric AC4400CW assists a Utah Railway Willow Creek to Moapa coal train loading in Price Canyon at Castle Gate.

New SD9043MAC UP8261 screams upgrade past the Willow Creek Coal Load-Out. This was a bustling place loading many trains for the new LAXT. It was once projected to be one of the largest undergrou... (more)

Utah 5001 roars up the grade near Castle Gate. The area was the site of numerous mines over the years including the sealed Castle Gate Mine. This train loaded farther west in Carbon County and is ... (more)