Union Pacific's Chevron local has shed it regular combination of A GP15 and GP38. For a pure lash-up of GP15-1's 661 and 573.

I was really hoping to get to chase this train tonight, with the SD70ACe-T4 leading. But that wasn't the case, as this and one other train remained parked a Garfield all afternoon. When I original... (more)

With some fresh snow this week, I decided to run out this morning, to see if I could catch a train. UP 5339, 4873, 5423 lead a westbound manifest on the Lynndyl Subdivision.

UPY 613 and 637 have just finished their work at the Chevron and Flying J refineries. They are now getting a move on back to the barn, Roper Yard.

Staying flexible. I was after an eastbound shot. After hiking in for about a mile of a shot, I would really like to get, and hanging out about 40 minutes. The signal lite up green for a westbound.... (more)

After a work train that had been working at Lakepoint got it's equipment and men in the clear. The two westbound and an eastbound that had been stopped for him were finally able to proceed again. ... (more)

Slightly less rare in the last year. But definitely not something you see often. A Norfolk Southern leading a UP train out west. A GE C44-9W to make thing even better. NS 9639 pulls a eastbound e... (more)

Not the train I was originally after. But I was glad to get a shot of the sulfuric acid train.

Golden hour. I was able to capture the LUE46 just before sunset with the SD70M's 4534 and 4241. Just from what I am seeing. there seems to be a bunch of SD70M's coming back in service. We had 70M'... (more)

With the Utah Railway RUT311 local having just passed on the west rail. UP 4904 leads the LUE46 in. Quite the local it is tonight. Tonight's addition consist of 86 cars.

I was finally able to get this ex Missouri Pacific GP38-2 leading. UP 804 and GP15 575 lead the Chevron Local at last light of the day. The line is grid locked tonight. The locals are paying the p... (more)

They must of notched it up in the corner, by the evidence hanging over the train. The two old GE's smoked it up like a steam engine. Sunday mornings Amtrak number 6 is off to the races, across Uta... (more)

The Roper to Warner (Tooele) to Roper local can result in some big trains. I've heard them tell the dispatcher that they have sometimes 80-100 cars for the return trip.

Running northward along the Wasatch Mountain Range. The RUT312 is out doing it's daily duties.

LUE46 local is in the early stage of it's return trip to Roper yard in Salt Lake City. He has just finished his trip in Warner (Tooele), Utah. The crew goes dead at 1800 and it's already 1700. So ... (more)