Rio Grande's lumber drag train 126 departs Helper Yard for Grand Junction the evening of June 25, 1988.

A pair of SD40T-2s and two SD50s shove a heavy 126 lumber train east through Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 7, 1987.

Rio Grande lumber drag 126 rolls downgrade through Castle Gate the afternoon of June 25, 1988. The coal conveyor in the background leads to Utah Power & Light's Carbon Power Plant (now owned by Pa... (more)

Rio Grande's lumber drag 126 roars east through Spanish Fork Canyon at the Diamond Fork crossing on May 21, 1989.

With plenty of help from the SP, Rio Grande's 126 train grinds its way east through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 5, 1988. Utah's typically azure blue skies turned grey for weeks... (more)

Rio Grande's bulk forest products train 126 rolls into Castilla while a helper set awaits for permission to flag onto the rear of the train for the push to Soldier Summit. Sadly, in six months tim... (more)

A nice mix of EMD power leads Rio Grande's 126 train east through Sutro approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Rio Grande lumber drag 126 climbs through Detour in Spanish Fork Canyon on March 20, 1988. US Highway 6 follows the path of Soldier Creek near the old Tucker rest stop. The highway was relocated h... (more)

Rio Grande train 126 grinds eastward along Soldier Creek through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

A colorful power consist leads Rio Grande train 126 through intermediate searchlight signals between Midvale and Riverton on March 18, 1988.

Rio Grande train 126 pauses briefly while a two unit rear helper is added at Sutro on March 20, 1988. The Grande's mothballed fleet of SD45s had been reactivated to serve and clean D&RGW 5315 is s... (more)

Rio Grande lumber drag train 126 ascends the Mapleton Bench on the eastward main track approaching Sutro Cut on Feb. 21, 1988. All of this pasture land is now occupied by homes in the expanding ci... (more)