5371 with Kennecott's Open Pit Copper Mine in the Oquirrh Mountains in the background

5371 switching cars at the brick plant

5371 heading west on the Wendover local

The last D&RGW unit on the Union Pacific prepares to work the famous "dirt train" local. The 5371 has been assigned out of Helper for more than 10 years, but it's duty may be over by November 13th... (more)

Rio Grande SD40-T2 5371,The last remaining unpatched Rio Grande Unit on the whole UP system sits quietly at Helper,Utah.

What could be a better sight in 2006 than this? Rio Grande 5371 charges east out of Helper, removing carbon from the exhaust system. Next stop, Wash yard to pick up six cars for ECDC.

Rio Grande veteran SD40T-2 #5371 takes a breather on the service tracks at Helper yard. The D&RGW 5371 is more than 31 years old with it's original EMD factory applied paint and road number. Not ... (more)

Union Pacific's last original Rio Grande unit climbs the Sunnyside Sub grade with 10 cars of dirty dirt for ECDC. The brakeman is outside the cab catching some clean Green River Desert air.

5371 watches as a Utah Railway coal train thunders by.

A trio of Rio Grande SD40T-2's head up the LJP45 "dirt train" at Spring Glen, Utah. Good news for D&RGW fans...the 5371 has just returned to Helper after a recent 90 day inspection at Roper yard (... (more)

Rio Grande 5371, the last "Grande" engine; trails in a light power move up to solider summit to move a bad order car off the wye at the summit

The famous "dirt train" local climbs the grade from Grassy Trail wash at Mounds to East Carbon City.

UP's last Rio Grande numbered locomotive runs parallel to Grassy Trail Creek at milepost 2.66 of UP's Sunnyside Subdivision. This train of contaminated dirt will terminate at East Carbon Developme... (more)