After a couple hours of switching at Stratton, a westbound Kyle for Limon departs Stratton with a trio of displaced Utah Railway MK50-3s.
Four unique Utah Railway MK50-3 locomotives, along with EMD GP40 No. 3001 power a short 30-car coal empty down the eastern grade of Soldier Summit at Kyune, Utah, on the afternoon of May 9, 2006.
This is the shortest coal train I have ever seen on Soldier Summit; 20 cars loaded at the Savage coal loadout near Wellington, Utah. After I posted this shot on a railfan site in 2010 I learned th... (more)
A unique visitor to the BNSF engine servicing facility was UTAH 5003, a MK-50-3 engine that was originally built in 1994 for the Southern Pacific.
Due to a downturn in traffic, G&W decided that Utah Railway no longer needs the MK50-3s and will transfer them to the Kyle Railroad. After all six units were rounded up in Provo, two of them were ... (more)
MK50-3's 5003 and 5001 chug past a small dam on the Jordan River.
Business is good on this night, as MK50-3's 5003 and 5001 haul a 66 car train between Provo and Ogden.
Due to the drastic reduction in the number of coal trains in the Helper, Utah area the Utah Ry. has changed its motive power policy. From now on all Utah Ry. coal trains will use Union Pacific hea... (more)
With plenty of horsepower Utah Railway's Provo to Ogden local make it way through the boundary line of Utah and Salt Lake Valley in an area called the Jordan Narrows. Utah 5003 5005 and 6064 and 1... (more)
Utah Railway MK50-3 5003 splits the signals at Rio, Utah, as it leads a train of 22 tank cars (and a hopper car acting as a buffer car) eastward from Provo to Helper on March 14th, 2015. UTAH 5003... (more)
Utah Railway power idles at their shops in Martin after switching cars at the Wildcat loadout.
Cutting it close, but I was still able to get my shot of the Utah Railway Provo to Ogden train at 8:10p.m.
After departing Union Pacific's Provo Yard with 138 total axles, Utah Railway MK50-3 No. 5003 and four motors descend Soldier Summit near Colton with a freight train in tow. The Utah Railway train... (more)
3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50 bring a short freight train to Helper, UT. to get loaded.