Eastbound coal empties exit Thistle Tunnels less than an hour after sunrise. The area below the train, including Route 89 was covered by "Lake Thistle" in 1983 when a giant mudslide covered the ra... (more)

An eastbound empty coal train exits Nolan Tunnel.

4 Utah MK5000C's exit Thistle Tunnel with a westbound coal train. The tunnels were built in 1983 when a giant mudslide wiped out the lower alignment and flooded the town of Thistle.

As an eastbound UP empty coal train is exiting Nolan Tunnels, a westbound Utah Rwy train is about to enter the tunnel with 4 MK5000C's on the point and 4 more units cut in midtrain.