As storms move east on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado. The train is powered by GE E60C-2 electric l... (more)

The call of the wide open spaces was pretty strong today so I went east from my home about 65 miles to the Bonanza Power Plant in eastern Utah. I can not begin to describe how crystal clear the wi... (more)

A westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes through Mormon Gap, Colorado, on the morning of October 20, 2015. These E60C-2 electric locomotives are energized by a 50,000-volt overhead... (more)

An eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train rumbles through the curve at milepost 24 in colorful and remote Coyote Basin, Utah, on October 20, 2015.

The weatherman said this day was supposed to be partly cloudy, so I took off on the roughly 80 mile drive over to the Deseret Power Ry’s terminal in far western Colorado to see if I could get so... (more)

Moments after departing Deserado Mine loadout in Colorado, a westbound Deseret Power Railway coal train passes milepost 1 on October 19, 2015.

The westbound afternoon run of the electrified Deseret Power Railway passes through Mormon Gap, Colorado, with 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant on October 21, 2015. The three GE E60s ar... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry.’s afternoon loaded train is rolling downgrade over Moffat County Road #134, also known as the Blue Mountain Road. This type of a culvert overpass is common on this railroad... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry’s E60 electric # DPR1 is seen here sitting at the very end of the coal loading loop. Just out of sight at the lower right corner is the spring switch at the main line. Engin... (more)

In a panned photograph, Deseret Power Railway E60C-2 DPR-1 leads a westbound unit coal train that is about to crest the grade into Coyote Basin west of Mormon Gap, Colorado, on October 22, 2015. D... (more)

After unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant in Utah, the eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit train rumbles through a “s” curve at milepost 31 a few miles east of the plant on October 21, 2015.... (more)

A westbound Deseret Power Railway coal train approaches the Highway 64 overpass, west of Midway, Colorado, on October 19, 2015.

This shot is a companion to my image #555832 and was taken about half a minute before it. This time of year it is often a race between the afternoon loaded coal train’s arrival at a photo locati... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry.'s loaded afternoon train usually leaves the loadout, around 4:30PM shortly after the swing shift arrives for work. This time of year, here in eastern Utah and western Colorad... (more)

On the morning of October 21, 2015, a Deseret Power Railway coal train climbs past milepost 21 into Coyote Basin west of Mormon Gap, Colorado.