This image is a companion to my image 437310 and was taken only a couple of minutes later. This is the 6 unit manned helper set for this coal train. It is interesting to compare Utah Ry practice a... (more)
5 big Utah Ry 6 axle units lead this loaded coal train up the steep grade of Price River Canyon on Union Pacific's Provo Sub. The location is Kyune, with it's center siding. 6 more 6 axle units ar... (more)
Normally Utah Railway’s Australian SD50’s do not lead coal trains over Soldier Summit in Utah. This is the first time I have seen such an occurrence. I checked with RP contributor James Belmon... (more)
Rare power on today's BNSF trackage rights train. The 9646 is the first SD70MAC leader in my memory, although I have seen a handful of these coal service units as trailing power here in Utah. Here... (more)
Union Pacific's daily Salt Lake City to Denver manifest train is about to enter the upper end of Utah's Price River canyon. The grade steepens here to 2.4%.
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has an ongoing construction project on US Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon. This highway parallels The UP (ex D&RGW) Provo sub up and over Soldier Summ... (more)
This very unusual westbound movement of empty coal hoppers is nearly to the bottom of the 2% grade on the west side of Soldier Summit.
BNSF 4592 and UP 6500 bring a coal empty up the west side of the Soldier Summit grade at the lower horseshoe at Gilluly. The train consists entirely of TILX aluminum hoppers. When I first saw the ... (more)
After an assist to the summit, this coal train drops downgrade towards Provo.