New UP SD70Ms 4000, 4001, 4002, 4008 and C44-9W 9692 lead a Los Angeles based American President line stacker into Salt Lake City. In the background, a flock of tower cranes construct the Boyer Co... (more)

A lone GE ES44AC shoves on Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest at North Yard in Salt Lake City. The UP 7446 has about 725 miles to cross to reach the former Southern Pacif... (more)

Union Pacific's ARONSR makes an impressive sight rolling east through Salt Lake City's North Yard with 77 autoracks. The 7385 ft. train will be interchange delivered to the Norfolk Southern at 18t... (more)

After making a set out at North Yard, UP's Hinkle, OR to Roper, UT manifest rolls through Grant Tower with 18 cars.

After a brief pause at Salt Lake Central station, a UTA FrontRunner commute departs for the short journey to the North Temple street transfer station. The signal bridge protects eastbound moves on... (more)

Utah Railway's RUT312 local departs UP North Yard in Salt Lake City with eight cars for Midvale on April 18, 2013.

Union Pacific's Wendover Local arrives in Salt Lake City with 21 cars for North Yard. The UP 1689 was built the UP 3676 by EMD in Jan. 1980.

A Union Pacific RCL switcher works the south end of North Yard while a southbound FrontRunner commute approaches North Temple station in Salt Lake City.

While a southbound UTA FrontRunner commute departs Salt Lake Central for Provo, a set of new Talgo Series VIII passenger coaches await departure for Sacramento.

A UP bulk ethanol train departs North Yard in Salt Lake City for East Oakland, California. UP 6337 (working as a rear DPU) is a GE AC4400CW, built the Southern Pacific 292 in July 1995.

With a well matched pair of EMD SD70Ms, Union Pacific's Ogden to Roper mixed freight departs North Yard with 122 cars for Roper on April 9, 2013.

Union Pacific's YSC25R switch engine makes a long backup move through CP Salt Lake City on the evening of April 9, 2013. The UP 847 was built the MKT 316 by EMD in Aug. 1974. The trailing UP 1668 ... (more)

Union Pacific's original fleet of SD40-2s were delivered when I was a teenager. What a thrill it is to see hundreds of them rebuilt and repainted to serve the UP for years to come. Here the 1628 a... (more)

Union Pacific's 'Acid Train' approaches North Yard for a 1000 mile inspection prior to tying up for the day in the yard at Garfield.

For me, there's nothing quite like catching two trains moving side by side. Utah Railway's RUT312 local glides west toward Midvale at Becks while Union Pacific's Green River, Wyoming to Roper, Uta... (more)