The Union Pacific Railroad is doing a lot of maintenance on the grade and track in the Honeyville area. There is a small crew of MOW men that have been working the Wheelon to Brigham City portion ... (more)

CEFX 3172 and behind her UP 3717 have the switching duties today in the Montpelier, Yard. There seems to be quite a few of these leased older SD 40's roaming the back yards of the UP system. These... (more)

Clearing the yard, east bound UP 4429, NS 9307, UP 9480 and UP 4750 move on toward Montpelier, Idaho and the Wyoming border. This has a fair amount of double track and is in tip top condition. Fre... (more)

North bound UP 4006 leading UP 4271 runs along the basalt lava flows and the Portneuf River, south of Inkom. Pocatello is only ten miles distant and then on to the northwest. This pair of SD70M's ... (more)

East bound mixed freight UP 4429, NS 9307, UP 9480 and 4750 enter the outskirts of Soda Springs at track speed. Heading for Kemmer WY, Rock Springs WY and points east with products from the northw... (more)

This completely refurbished EMD SW8 switcher is headed for an industry in the Soda Springs area. Looks brand new, a pretty yellow with white nose safety stripes. She is being towed mid-train in th... (more)

East bound UP 4932 and 4752 prepare to leave the yard with a full consist of reefers. The sound of a solid train of reefers, each with its cars climate control system humming along with the thump ... (more)

UP 4540 and UP 2854 return a few empty cement cars to Inkom for filling. The weight of the material is what keeps the 'cement' cars so short. A lot of cement products come from this area of the st... (more)

CSXT 7518 has her break set at the refueling platform. Just in from the northwest along with, UP 4054 (lead) and UP 3998 (trailing). The consist is all double stack containers mostly likely headed... (more)

Working their way down the slight grade on the Big Trestle, UP 4168 and a blue Conrail 8428 prepare to enter the lone tunnel along this section. Staying close to the Bear River on a rock shelf the... (more)

The replacement for the Caboose or End Of Train (EOT) device sits silently on the coupler of a grain hopper, the last car in this consist. A sensor turns the flashing red light on at dusk and the ... (more)

North bound UP 4015 idles on the number two main track in the Cache Junction yard. On the morrow a crew will come up from Ogden to continue this smallest of trains northward. Twelve cars even full... (more)

Eastern Idaho Railroad, (WAMX) EIRR 3503, EIRR 3508 and ex-Conrail (still in blue) EIRR 2242 sit in their small home yard waiting for their next chance to work. The mix of used engines still look ... (more)

Crossing the Great Salt Lake, east bound UP 4251 leading UP 3276 comes in from across the first of two sections of rock fill bridge. Gone are the old pilings and piers of the Southern Pacific wate... (more)

A cab shot of the controls of Union Pacific Rail Roads "Old 119". She was hot and fired, just placed from the engine terminal building. This engine is coal fired, her sister, the Jupiter is fired ... (more)