A pair of EMD SD40-2s lead a Union Pacific passenger special through Tooele Valley on Oct. 23, 1994. The south shoreline of the Great Salt Lake and the old Western Pacific mainline are just to the... (more)

UP 3985 steams through Erda while leading the City of Los Angeles passenger special on May 26, 1994.

If the Union Pacific Railroad took requests, I would have asked for this very power consist (in this arrangement) to lead the NPLAT on May 26, 1994. Pretty amazing ain't it? Thanks karma.

A short hike up the steep slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains yielded this northwesterly view of Tooele Valley, the town of Erda, the Great Salt Lake, and Stansbury Island. An 84 car North Platte to L... (more)

The YROG skirts the west foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains on August 6, 1995.

Minutes before sundown, two UP C40-8s and a CNW SD50 pull a 51 car YRHK through Erda on May 19, 1995.

Up to this point the Missouri Pacific heritage unit had been my most allusive of the six Union Pacific units. I had action shots of the other five in nice sunlight. I finally got my chance with th... (more)

UP 1988 leads at the time three brand new SD70ACE's 8673, 8671 and 8672, for an all EMD consist. They are pulling 175 cars 10,857 feet long K-line train. The body of water to the left is the Great... (more)

After a 20 year absence Union Pacific 844 once again makes is way along the L.A.S.L. route. It is returning from a trip that began across the southwest.

On a winter evening UP 7642 races west on the LASL with a stack train. In the background through the cut is the Great Salt Lake, also Antelope island is visible out in the distance.

UP track inspector Frank Gonzales gives photographer Belmont a friendly wave as he goes about his job of keeping the Lynndyl Subdivision safe for trains on Feb. 24, 2015.

An interesting lash up of engines lead UP's hot ZLAAH east through Erda on Feb. 24, 2015. The NS 2564 is an EMD SD70, built for Conrail in Sept. 1998.

With the Oquirrh Mountains in the background, Union Pacific's KLBG2X stacker rambles east through Erda with the Chicago & North Western Heritage engine in the lead.

With the Oquirrh Mountains in the background, Union Pacific's Warner Local returns to Salt Lake City with traffic from an industrial park west of Tooele on Feb. 24, 2015.

With the Great Salt Lake and Promontory Point in the background, Union Pacific's Warner Local heads west through Erda with 13 cars for an industrial park near Tooele on Feb. 24, 2015.