A Rio Grande wide vision caboose awaits its next journey east out of Helper Yard on a coal train to Sunnyside. The D&RGW 01503 survives today in local service on the UP out of Salt Lake City, alth... (more)

A perfect spring day in Spanish Fork Canyon finds the Rio Grande Zephyr traveling east on its 14 hour journey from Salt Lake City to Denver on March 11, 1979.

When I was a young railfan, nothing was more impressive than the look and the sound of a 20 cylinder SD45. The UP 3640 was built for UP by EMD in March 1968, pictured standing proudly in factory d... (more)

One of the highlights of the Colorado Railroad Museum's collection is Denver and Rio Grande Western F9 #5771. This streamlined covered wagon has been restored to appear much as it did when factory... (more)

One of the more intriguing locations on the former D&RGW is the 1913 Detour line change featuring a 9 degree horseshoe curve above Gilluly. Here a 105 car, 9500 ton Salt Lake-Denver manifest ascen... (more)

A pair of colorful EMD SD70ACe units lead an eastbound stack train through Henefer, Utah on Union Pacific's Evanston Subdivision.

Nov. 26, 1978 delivered ideal weather conditions for riding in a nice warm caboose protected from the elements. After making a pickup at Provo Yard, D&RGW 01440 departs town for Roper Yard in Sout... (more)

Salt Lake Valley's newest shortline, the Savage Bingham & Garfield now operates trackage on the former UP Bingham & Garfield branches. Here a pair of Savage (ex-Santa Fe) B36-7's haul five cars of... (more)

Got High Hoods? A plethora of first generation EMD 'high hood' power meets at the D&RGW yard office in Provo. SD9 #5310 has just returned from Geneva Steel, GP9s #5911 & 5921 have returned from Ke... (more)

Utah Railway F45s No. 6613, 6606 and SD45 No. 9147 load a train of UP coal hoppers at the Plateau mine at the foot of Gentry Mountain on Aug. 13, 1985.

One of the highlights of Union Pacific's Ogden Subdivision is scenic Bear River Gorge. UP's daily Pocatello, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah freight tippy toes onto bridge 45.04 and through 211 ft. ... (more)

Chicago & North Western C44-9W No. 8657 leads a 34 car APLAD through Salt Lake City on a toasty 100 degree July 24, 1996 afternoon.

With storms brewing over the Wasatch Mountains, a pair of UTA FrontRunner commuter rail trains are ready to depart Salt Lake Central station. UTA is offering free rides between Salt Lake City and ... (more)

A Fairmont Speeder emits a pungent cloud of smoke while a Rio Grande track inspector begins his day keeping the right of way safe for the movement of trains. Sept. 1975

An overnight spring snowstorm has blanketed the grounds at the Spanish Fork Sugar Factory while Rio Grande's 664 local sets out loads of Moroni turkey feed on April 20, 1987.