The westbound afternoon run of the electrified Deseret Power Railway passes through Mormon Gap, Colorado, with 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant on October 21, 2015. The three GE E60s ar... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry.’s afternoon loaded train is rolling downgrade over Moffat County Road #134, also known as the Blue Mountain Road. This type of a culvert overpass is common on this railroad... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry’s E60 electric # DPR1 is seen here sitting at the very end of the coal loading loop. Just out of sight at the lower right corner is the spring switch at the main line. Engin... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry's empty train returning from the Bonanza Power Plant was 2 or 3 hours late today. This plus the sun angle this time of year limited my shot location for favorable lighting to... (more)

4 Black Mesa & Lake Powell E60C's hauling a loaded coal train approach the power plant in Page, AZ. On the left, we can see the far end of Leche-e Rock. Only 3 of these trains ride every 24 hour... (more)

In a panned photograph, Deseret Power Railway E60C-2 DPR-1 leads a westbound unit coal train that is about to crest the grade into Coyote Basin west of Mormon Gap, Colorado, on October 22, 2015. D... (more)

After unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant in Utah, the eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit train rumbles through a “s” curve at milepost 31 a few miles east of the plant on October 21, 2015.... (more)

A westbound Deseret Power Railway coal train approaches the Highway 64 overpass, west of Midway, Colorado, on October 19, 2015.

On the morning of October 21, 2015, a Deseret Power Railway coal train climbs past milepost 21 into Coyote Basin west of Mormon Gap, Colorado.

Eastbound unit coal empties of Deseret Power Railway swing through a “s curve” at milepost 24 in colorful and remote Coyote Basin, Utah, on October 20, 2015.

Thunder over Morman Gap
As a large thunderstorm moves over Rangely, Colorado, on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes milepost 20 a... (more)

A westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train is making a run at grade over Holum Pass two miles west of the Deserado Mine Loadout on the afternoon of October 21, 2015. Three General Electric ... (more)

After unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant (in background on the left) in Utah, the eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit train passes milepost 31 a few miles east of the plant on a beautiful Octob... (more)

Heading through Mormon Gap, Colorado, with 44 cars of coal for the Bonanza Power Plant is the westbound afternoon run of the electrified Deseret Power Railway on October 21, 2015. The three GE E60... (more)

Loading complete, the train awaits the swing shift crew to take it west.