A nice SW1200 owned by DeBruce Grain basks in the Nebraska sunlight next to the grain elevator at Clarks NE. In the background the DPU's of a WB stack train are stopped with a couple derailed wel... (more)
Oops! An errant box car has wedged itself into the side of a Rio Grande SW1200 near the wye at Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. Perhaps a steel chain and careful maneuvering will take care of it.
Things appear to be more Rio Grande than Southern Pacific at the old D&RGW Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. The big takeover by the Union Pacific is about 2-1/2 years away.
A Rio Grande SW1200 from nearby Roper Yard works the Savage Brothers spur at 13th South and 6th West in Salt Lake City. The loading facility, built by Texas Gulf, transferred soda ash from trucks ... (more)