Colorful Salt Lake Garfield & Western equipment waits a call to duty near the coal conveyor that serves the Gadsby power plant in Salt Lake City.

Union Pacific's ZDVSC (Denver, CO - Salt Lake City, UT) expedited intermodal glides west through Grant Tower at track speed (35 mph). Before Salt Lake City's Grant Tower was reconfigured, speeds t... (more)

Union Pacific's KG1LA (Global 1, IL - Los Angeles, CA) glides west by the natural gas fired Gadsby Power Plant just west of downtown Salt Lake City. The track at far left is the Salt Lake Garfield... (more)

Utah Railway's RUT312 local meets a Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner commute at UP North Yard in Salt Lake City.

A GE/EMD power combo lead Union Pacific's OGDEO unit sulfuric acid train east through North Yard in Salt Lake City.

Light power for Union Pacific's 'Wendover Local' squeals through a super elevated curve at Grant Tower, bound for the diesel shop at Roper Yard.

An urban moment is captured on Kodachrome as the Long Street Switcher sets out loaded hoppers at 5th South and 4th West in downtown Salt Lake City.

Union Pacific's MNPWC awaits the arrival of the Wendover Local prior to departing Salt Lake City for West Colton, California.

Salt Lake City's Rio Grande passenger depot was a hub of activity when Amtrak's California Zephyr, Desert Wind, and Pioneer long distance trains combined into one for the journey east to Chicago. ... (more)

Salt Lake City nocturne
Amtrak’s California Zephyr sits at the former Rio Grande Salt Lake City station on the night of March 1, 1994. Barely visible between the station and F40PH No.... (more)

Rio Grande's 'Short Line Transfer' emerges from UP North Yard in Salt Lake City with cars bound for D&RGW's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake.

Rolling east on the block of the companion RUT311 local, Utah Railway's RUT312 crosses 2nd South street in Salt Lake City with 11 cars. Note the friendly wave from the engineer.

With so many repainted units on the property, the Utah Railway is looking a lot more Genesee & Wyoming these days. Here engineer Stu pilots the RUT311 local through Grant Tower, bound for Midvale ... (more)

With a new MPI MP36PH-3C on the point, a UTA FrontRunner commute departs Salt Lake Central for Ogden.

Ahh the joys of railfanning on a 100 degree day! After stopping their train at 9th West to coax the lead motor to run, Union Pacific's Wendover Local approaches North Yard at the 6th North overpas... (more)