History being made. The first train makes it's way through the Thistle Tunnel. The men are able to sit back and admire their hard work for a minute. With the Rio Grande main line out of service. T... (more)

Before the last hurrah of the Rio Grande tunnel motors on the dirt train out of helper. There was a period of time that a pure set of Rio Grande tunnel motors could be found on the Salt Lake to De... (more)

A lash up you would think could only happen on a model railroad. D&RGW SD45's 5328, and 5336, sandwich a big Union Pacific DD35 83. They are going under the over pass at 4th South, running down 4... (more)

I can only imagine how fast they were going here. The stretch between Stockton and Faust on the Lynndyl Subdivision is flat and strait, a real race track. Not sure if the passenger speed in the la... (more)

Another of my dads, Tom Ellis' pictures, with me as a five year old standing by the crossing sign, taking pictures with my toy camera. UP 3674 with steal coils from Geneva Steel. Has a pretty cool... (more)

Oh what a consist. DD40X 6935 leads a Western Pacific GP35 3001, and UP SD40-2. With a funereal train of the Union Pacific Sulzer's, with UP 64 up front. Sulzer's was a failed experiment, to put a... (more)

From the early days of my dad's railfanning. DD35A 82, DD35B 76B ,and a GP35 are heading eastbound up Weber Canyon. Tom Ellis photo.

Winter is in full swing. As the Zephyr collects the early morning light at Soldier Summit. Tom Ellis photo.

I don't know the back story of why these these two beast were in town. SDP45's 3207 and 3201 are at the Salt Lake City, Union Pacific depot, hooked to Amtrak 314. If you were standing in this spot... (more)

SP 4449 leads the American Freedom train, through Woods Cross, Utah in 1975. Tom Ellis photo.

It's an SD40-2 fest at Lake Louise. As was the case on the Canadian Pacific for many years. The reign of the SD40-2 will soon come to an end, in the next few years. (Tom Ellis photo)

BN 1991 leads a loaded coal train out of the Black Thunder mine. Returning to the main at Reno Junction. (Tom Ellis photo)

Shiny Southern Pacific AC4400CW are found on the Pleasant Valley Subdivision loading a coal train. I think the Pleasant Valley Subdivision is the most forested, railroad location in the state. Tom... (more)

Four Union Pacific SD40-2's come rolling off the Western Pacific causeway 3593, 3312, 3634, and 3472. How things have changed. The causeway was still really a causeway, Black Rock was still an isl... (more)

Don't know for sure the date on this one. But I'm pretty sure it got to be Labor day weekend 1976. Back when it truly was the Heber Creeper. UP 618 and Pacific Lumber Company No. 35 double headed ... (more)