The early morning sun starts to rise over the mountains as it catches this short westbound coal train, behind 3139 3131, running downgrade through the realignment at Thistle in August 1985.
The MNYRO-11 has exited Thistle Tunnel and is dropping down toward Castilla on the former Rio Grande Mainline along the drainage of the Spanish Fork River. This train and her eastbound counterpar... (more)