Union Pacific's MGRRO (Green River, WY - Roper, UT) emerges from North Yard on the approach to Grant Tower in Salt Lake City.

with NS 6780 / NS 9769

The hump in the tracks that the intermodal cars are cresting marks the beginning of a long downhill run; for southbounds, it's a racetrack from here to Montgomery. Also notice the Tropicana juice ... (more)

After meeting Q618, Q145, with Tropicana boxcars in tow, gets underway, passing by the industrial backdrop provided by the WestPoint Stevens Opelika Mill.