DRGW 5371, the last unpatched DRGW unit on the UP roster is eastbound near Colton, Utah. 5371 and the trailing SD40-2 were sent west over Soldier Summit to retrieve the 3 trailing GE units which h... (more)

It doesn't take much imagination to think this shot is from the 1980's what with those 3 matched and gleaming SD40N's. But, those blue ECDC hazardous material containers spoil the 1980's look. Thi... (more)

Amtrak #6 is just beginning the steepest part of its descent to its next stop at Helper, Utah, 13 miles east of here. This is Kyune and the 2.4% grade is just ahead. I was standing in a waist deep... (more)

Arnold”s Loop on the UP Shafter Sub in eastern Nevada is a wonder to the eyes when you are perched high up on the hillside above it. You can see the entire loop and some of the approaches as wel... (more)

D&RGW #3077 is eastbound, in your face, at Utah Ry. Junction at the lower end of Price River Canyon. Helper Yard is about 3 miles or so ahead. Those tracks on the left are the yard leads to Utah R... (more)

After I arrived at the overlook where you can see the loading area of the Deseret Power Railway I realized I only had a short time to find a suitable spot for a shot. The sun angle at my first cho... (more)

Another shot from the old print box. Amtrak #36, the Desert Wind rounding Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass. That “Pepsi Can” P32-8 looks pretty good to me. Scanned from a color print.

Utah Railway #5005 is bringing its loaded coal train to a stop at the exact top of the grade at Soldier Summit, Utah; elevation just short of 7500 feet. Head end power on this train is 4 of the ... (more)

Amtrak #6, led by #42, the Veteran's unit, cruises downgrade, curving around the thin vertical sandstone slab called Castlegate. This is the site of an abandoned and now nonexistent coal mining ca... (more)

Anyone who has ventured out to eastern Utah to photograph the Deseret Power Ry. knows that it runs through a very sparsely populated area. It doesn't run through a single town. There are no at gra... (more)

The time is 5:41PM and Amtrak #6 is on time for a 6:30PM arrival in Denver. This location is the oft photographed Big Ten curve, so named for its degree of curvature. This trackage is in the trans... (more)

Amtrak’s train #5, the westbound California Zephyr, has pulled into the siding at Range, Colorado and stopped. This location is on the Union Pacific Glenwood Springs Sub. in western Colorado. #5... (more)

When Amtrak #6 blew for the road crossing a mile or so west of Price, Utah, I knew something didn’t sound right. When it hove into view a minute or so later and came out from under the highway o... (more)

Since I can’t get out and chase trains much in my new home of Rochester, MN right now (Covid-19 you know!), I have been spending a lot of time combing my files of past railfan trips. And guess w... (more)

UP 6916 is rolling the VAN towards southern California at Sloan, around 10 miles south of Las Vegas. The VAN was UP's premium TOFC train in this lane. Even the birds get out of the way of this guy... (more)