BNSF's daily Denver to Provo trackage rights manifest train rolls downgrade along the Colorado River through Byers Canyon. This location is just a couple of miles west of the town of Hot Sulphur S... (more)

It doesn't take much imagination to think this shot is from the 1980's what with those 3 matched and gleaming SD40N's. But, those blue ECDC hazardous material containers spoil the 1980's look. Thi... (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)

Amtrak #6 is seen here crossing the meadowlands near it's next stop at Winter Park/Fraser. It has just passed a Union Pacific coal empty at Tabernash, with #6 taking the siding while the coal trai... (more)

It had to happen sooner or later. The last run of the last "pure" unpatched and un renumbered D&RGW unit on the Union Pacific. Fittingly it was on the Dirt Train local out of Helper, Utah. My frie... (more)

Anyone who has ventured out to eastern Utah to photograph the Deseret Power Ry. knows that it runs through a very sparsely populated area. It doesn't run through a single town. There are no at gra... (more)

This image was taken from the right hand seat of the Deseret Power Ry.'s E60 electric # DPR1. The location is around Milepost 3 on this western Colorado and eastern Utah coal hauler. The train had... (more)

This beautiful 4 unit set of all of the Deseret Power Ry’s active E60 electric’s is stopped on the line waiting for orders near MP22. MP22 is practically on the Utah/Colorado state line. Engin... (more)

Deseret Power Railway’s E60 electric unit #DPR1 leads the afternoon loaded train westbound at the very summit of Holum Pass. This is the high point of this isolated railroad. The units are just... (more)

After 2 days of wind, rain, sleet, hail and snow, sometimes all of them at the same time, Memorial Day 2012 dawned bright and clear in eastern Nevada. This shot has been on my must do list for man... (more)

UP 6438 is captured rolling west nearing the east switch of Tabernash siding. This empty coal train exited the Moffat Tunnel a few minutes ago at Winter Park, Colorado. The 13,000 foot peaks of th... (more)

After the Deseret Power Ry finished painting 3 of their 4 E60’s they did not paint their 4th operational E60 due to costs. For a few weeks they ran the 3 newly painted units as a set. Then reduc... (more)

Wildcat loadout on the Utah Ry. in eastern Utah has resumed operations after a several month shutdown. Shown here is UTAH #5004 shortly after beginning the loading process. #5004 is a very rare M... (more)

Whats not to like about the Deseret Power Ry. It has clean, freshly painted, and very uncommon power; it connects with no other railroad; it runs through nearly uninhabited western scenery; and is... (more)

A picture of the future for the Utah Ry. 3 units painted in Genessee & Wyoming orange lead this empty coal train downgrade near the bottom of Utah's Price River Canyon on the Union Pacific Provo S... (more)