Southern Pacific AC4400CWs No. 295 and 139 lead an 84 car Roper to Denver Forwarder east into Spanish Fork Canyon on Aug. 25, 1995.

Southern Pacific SD40M-2s No. 8685 and 8648 are point helpers, pulling a 75 car Roper to Grand Junction Forwarder east along the Mapleton Bench on Feb. 19, 1995. The speed lettered duo will be cut... (more)

Rio Grande 3101, 3111, and 3148 lead an eight car PRGVR local along the Tintic Branch on Feb. 10, 1995. A short spur leading to Moroni Feed at the Spanish Fork Sugar Factory is in the foreground.

After taking a short break at the Pit Stop in Spanish Fork, D&RGW crew members Doug Miller, Shirl Jackman and Glade Collard pose for the camera on Feb. 10, 1995. Rio Grande employees are some of t... (more)

The blare of a Nathan five chime horn from Amtrak's California Zephyr does little to disrupt a quartet of horses enjoying a beautiful December morning in rural Utah County.

An eastbound manifest powers up on the approach to Spanish Fork Canyon on Feb. 19, 1977.

A quartet of Rio Grande EMDs lead SP's EUCHQ east through Sutro on Sept. 13, 1992.

Bathed in 'Golden Hour' light, a Union Pacific inspection special emerges from Spanish Fork Canyon on July 26, 2014.

Union Pacific's 'Macaroni' (MRONY) marches east into Spanish Fork Canyon on May 2, 2014.

Four EMD GP60s and a single GP40-2 lead SP's hot Oakland to Denver Forwarder approaching Spanish Fork Canyon on March 27, 1994.

Rio Grande coal train No. 735 rambles down the eastward main track near Sutro on Sept. 2, 1989. A dramatic brush fire, set accidentally by two young kids, leaves its mark on the flanks of 9088 ft.... (more)

A freshly painted SP SD40T-2 leads a 30 car Utah Power to Skyline coal empty through Sutro Cut on July 17, 1993.

SP's Helper Local drags 36 loads of dirty dirt through Sutro, approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon on May 2, 1993. The eastward and westward main tracks are separated from this point west ... (more)

A Chicago & North Western SD60 in Operation Lifesaver livery leads SP's Intermountain Power to Skyline coal empty approaching Sutro Cut on June 26, 1993.

A second section of SP's ROGJM climbs the Mapleton Bench with an interesting mix of owned, merged, and leased power.