Out for a test drive. Utah Railway is trying out MK's 5000 hp Caterpillar power plants in the model called a MK5000C. After being tried out and rejected by UP, SP, and BCR. MPI/MK finally found a ... (more)

Soldier Summit isn't exactly very hospitable this afternoon. But the sun has broke through the snow flurries, at just the right time. As the Utah brings an empty coal train up the mountain. With t... (more)

Trying out their future investments. Two of the MK5000C's with 5000 horse power caterpillar engines. Are on the head end of a Utah Railway coal train ,with a couple Utah SD40's trailing.

A couple Utah Railway 2003 and 2008 GP38-3's are found with a load of oil can's from the refinery's of Northern Salt Lake City. The track are the former Rio Grande main that once went between Salt... (more)

Something that just never happened. F45 9013 is on the headend of a coal train. In all it's years on the Utah Railway, 9013 basically served as a B unit. It spent most of it's time in the helper s... (more)

Utah Railway 9006 leads a loaded coal train through the Utah Railway Martin Yard. With a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. The train is about to head out onto the main line at Utah Railway Junc... (more)

MK5000C MPEX 9902 and SP 503 meet D&RGW 5354 in the Price River canyon. The original intention for the 5000 horse powered MK locomotives was for the three demo unit to go to Union Pacific. With th... (more)

The Utah Railway use to be a steady player on Soldier Summit with their coal trains out of Martin and areas around Helper. Back in 2001 we see a coal train near Kyune tackling the 2% grade. A big ... (more)

It's an F45 fest on the Utah Railway helper set. Two SD40's sandwich F45 5525 (MKM leaser) Utah Railway 9013 and MKM 5527 another leaser. A pretty cool day to be chasing the Utah.

Utah Railway quartet of SD40's 9011 9002 9007 9001 haul another load of coal, through the Price and Spanish Fork Canyon's.

Unfortunately won't get the opportunity to see this sight again. Five units up front and seven pushing, as a Utah Railway coal train navigates the Price River Canyon. At least I have my pictures, ... (more)

Utah Railway 5005 and companions emerge from one of the Kyune tunnels.

Four Utah Railway units sporting the gray and red paint scheme enter the main line. Utah Railway 5006 6062 5001 5003 have just pulled a load of coal out of the CV Spur. Six Utah Railway helpers ha... (more)

Pure gray's! Utah Railway 5006 6062 5001 5003 roll along the Price River at Lynn.

Utah Ry. had only 2 of these leased, ex. SP, units in this gray scheme. Seen here leading coal loads down the 2% grade at Gilluly on the west side of Soldier Summit. Scanned from a color print.