Union Pacific’s “Dirt Train” local is just now reaching the lower, west, end of the East Carbon Development’s (ECDC) small yard at East Carbon City, Utah. Today’s train has big power. An SD70Ace l... (more)

Union Pacific’s LUH45 Local, popularly known as the Dirt Train, is seen here sitting on east leg of wye at the junction the Castle Valley Spur. with the main line Green River Sub. As I drove down... (more)

Here comes Union Pacific’s SD70M #4404 hustling east at Knolls, Utah. Knolls is out on the Bonneville Salt Flats 80 miles west of Salt Lake City on the ex. Western Pacific 7th. Subdivision, now th... (more)

In spite of the BNSF leader this coal train is a Union Pacific train. My source for this info. was the loader operator. The photo was taken at the flood loader of the Skyline Mine, 16 miles south ... (more)

Amtrak #6, the California Zephyr, rolls to a stop in front of the depot at Helper. Those Union Pacific freight engines beside #6 are one of 2 helper sets normally assigned here to assist westbound... (more)

Time is running out for the DRGW 5371. It is seen here along with two Union Pacific SD40-2’s rolling through downtown Price, Utah on its way to Wash siding to pick up its train. Today’s train will... (more)

This trio of immaculate General Electric E60’s has the morning, loaded, train well in hand as they climb a short, steep grade that takes them out of eastern Utah’s Coyote Basin. Today’s train is a... (more)

This southbound BNSF coal train is just over 2 miles from the summit of Palmer Divide at the small town of Palmer Lake, Colorado. When it reaches Palmer Lake it will have climbed 2000 feet from De... (more)

This 5 unit set of Utah Railway helpers is rolling downgrade at Kyune near the top of the Price River Canyon. Actually I should have called them "helps" as that is what the Utah Ry. calls them. Ju... (more)

Three pristine SD40N’s are in charge of Union Pacific’s “Dirt Train” out of Helper Yard this day. The train is seen here rolling downgrade and crossing Grassy Trail Creek. It has finished its job ... (more)

Last man standing; that’s the Deseret Power Ry. The Black Mesa & Lake Powell is gone, as is the Escalante Western. There used to be quite a few dedicated commodity short lines in the mountain west... (more)

Western Pacific’s hottest train, the Ford Fast, has just left the D&RGW Roper Yard in Salt Lake City. It is now only a mile or so west of Grant Tower and about to gain home rails at WP-UP Jct. Sca... (more)

Western Pacific's "Ford Fast" train is headed west fast at Marblehead, Utah. This train of auto parts and new autos was delivered to the WP in Salt Lake City by the D&RGW. The D&RGW received it in... (more)

Thanks to a very timely heads-up from a fellow railfan I decided to try and catch this UP business special at Helper, Utah. My info. was that the special was expected at Helper at 6AM. Amtrak #6 i... (more)

Missouri Pacific #5051 seen here at Rock Springs, Wyoming eastbound with a soda ash train. During the UP/MP merger period in the 80’s quite a number of ex. MP units were painted like the #5051. Sc... (more)