DRGW 5922 leads a short local at Littleton, CO, Apr 15, 1975. Note the 40 foot NP boxcar.

Rio Grande engineer Bob Pace gives my father and me a friendly wave as train 669 departs Provo Junction with 28 cars for Geneva Steel. Sept. 1974

Rio Grande's Roper Derrick 027 was called to help clean up a 13 car derailment in Spanish Fork Canyon on March 28, 1976. Lead by GP9s 5922 and 5932, the work extra passes through Narrows about 10 ... (more)

Rio Grande's Roper Derrick 027 was called to help clean up a 13 car derailment in Spanish Fork Canyon on March 28, 1976. Lead by GP9s 5922 and 5932, the work extra passes through Detour about four... (more)

Rio Grande GP9 5922 meets caboose 01471 at D&RGW's Provo Yard. The 01471 was built at D&RGW's Burnham shop in Feb. 1955, painted black with twin yellow horizontal stripes to indicate it was 'Radio... (more)

Basic, unrebuilt geep shuffles along with a couple of hoppers of a type you don't seem much anymore.