Trains are pretty scarce between Grand Jct. and Helper on Union Pacific's Green River Sub. these days. Of the few seen every day 2 are Amtrak's westbound and eastbound California Zephyrs, #'s 5 & ... (more)

After shooting this Union Pacific Dirt Train at Wellington, Utah, I raced ahead of it to Mounds, then up the Sunnyside Sub, forded Grassy Trail Creek and finally to the lower end of East Carbon De... (more)

I heard the UP's Green River Sub dispatcher talking to the Dirt Train a couple of times but I could not figure out where the train was. Finally I heard the crew request permission to enter the mai... (more)

Union Paific’s 6836 is leading a Pixley, California bound grain train past the rail loadout at Pilot, Nevada. There is a large lime quarry at Pilot operated by Graymont Western, US. They ship li... (more)

Grain trains seem to have become the most common type of train on Union Pacific’s Shafter Sub. in eastern Nevada. Coal still runs here, but seemingly in lesser amounts than only 6 months ago. If... (more)

Trains on Union Pacific’s Shafter Sub. in eastern Nevada are few and far between these days. Two days spent there only yielded a total of 5 trains in daylight. This huge westbound coal train was... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry. is definitely a class act. This shot of their office, shop, yard and flood loader shows why. Look how neat and clean it is: no trash, no junk, no weeds, everything neatly org... (more)

With colorful Coyote Basin stretching off into the distance, the Deseret Power Ry’s afternoon loaded train is fully stretched out on this short grade. The train is 44 loaded aluminum coal hopper... (more)

Utah Railway 3001 is being turned on the wye at the Martin, Utah yard. The wye is located on a high, narrow fill and a derailment on the tail of the wye could easily result in an overturned engin... (more)

As I was working at my job in the eastern Utah gas fields I was keeping an eye out for any activity on the nearby Deseret Power Ry. but did not see anything. I should have seen a train after a cou... (more)

This is the flood loader and coal storage silo at Skyline, Utah at the end of the 19 mile long Union Pacific Pleasant Valley Subdivision. Elevation here is over 8000 feet. This slightly overpowere... (more)

I was hoping that this Utah Ry coal train would hurry up and get off the main line and onto the Castle Valley Spur before that nasty looking approaching storm reached me. I had followed this train... (more)

UP5465 is passing Cliffside siding on the lower of the two trackage levels on Nevada’s Silver Zone Pass in the Toano Range. Arnolds Loop is around a mile ahead. Directly above the head end power... (more)

Nearly all of the MRORV, the daily Roper Yard, UT to Roseville, CA manifest has passed the west switch of Sage siding and it is now about to enter the mile long Hogan Tunnel in the Pequop Mountai... (more)

Utah Ry. #2003 leads six other mates eastbound through downtown Price, Utah. This huge 7 unit helper set is destined for the wye for the Savage Spur between Price and Wellington, Utah. It will mee... (more)