I was inspired from a photo by Richard H Kindig. His photo showed a Challenger leading a long manifest with (2) 2-8-8-2 L-107 s shoving hard behind the caboose. While this may not be steam, it is... (more)

A pair of Utah Railway SD50S motors greet another sunny day parked along the historic shop building at Martin. The pair have worked together in hard labor for more than 30 years, first for Hamersl... (more)

A quad of EMD GP60s lead Southern Pacific's OADVF (Oakland, CA - Denver, CO, Forwarder) east through Utah Railway Junction in Price Canyon. The D&RGW 3154-3156 (delivered in May 1990) were the las... (more)

While the crew of Union Pacific LJP45 (Dirt Train) does some paperwork at the depot, the power gets some servicing at Helper, Utah’s, one-stall enginehouse. Rio Grande Tunnel Motor No. 5371 is ove... (more)

Rio Grande SD7 #5302 enjoys a little down time on the service rail at Helper Yard. The D&RGW purchased five new SD7s from Electro Motive in May 1953. Already 24 years of age by 1977, the 5302 woul... (more)

BNSF4627 leads a heavy westbound BNSF Manifest up the 2.4% incline in Price River Canyon. Heavy grade and curvature have this train dragged down to jogging speed as it battles gravity. The Rio Gr... (more)

Showing signs of a hard life hauling Utah coal, Rio Grande SD45s 5338 and 5327 await their next assignment out of Helper on a Kaiser unit coal train from Sunnyside, Utah. The 20 cylinder duo were ... (more)

A pair of red and gray SD50S units await a call to duty at Utah Railway's Martin Shop in Helper, Utah.

The shadows were creeping in fast as light slips away in Price Canyon. Late day convection thunderstorms spit drops of rain in the distance as UP5874 pulls the last of the 2.4% on dry rail before ... (more)

The Price River Canyon up the 2.4% grade to Soldier Summit is one of the biggest challenges in Western US Railroading. It is also one of the most scenic. Utah 5001 thunders up the grade near ... (more)

While this terminal has been under the control of Genesee & Wyoming for 10 years, things continue to look very much like the independent Utah Railway Company at Martin. MK50-3 #5001 and siblings r... (more)

Scott and Jennifer, workers at America West Resources loadout near Helper, Utah, set batch and volume controls on a Kanawha Scale System to flood load 103 aluminum hoppers of Utah coal for the 950... (more)

It seems far removed today, but in the mid-1970s, Rio Grande coal train swing helps were powered by EMD GP30s, GP35s, GP40s, and GP40-2s. A healthy five pack of four axle EMDs are pictured cutting... (more)

UP 7230 Lifts a Manifest over "Rio Grande's" Soldier Summit. The grade where the head-end locomotive sits is the steepest portion of Solider Summit according to old DRGW grade profiles. A knuckle... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr arrives at the D-Street crossing in Helper, Utah.