SP's Oakland to Denver Forwarder zigs and zags through Price Canyon east of Colton on June 19, 1993.

With 3 MK50-3's a SD50 and a leased SD40-2 on the head end. The helpers can be seen cutting out in the distance. The helpers will make the trip back to Martin yard. As the loaded coal train will m... (more)

Skirting a late spring rainstorm, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr climbs the Wasatch range at Colton, Utah.

Running late, Union Pacific’s LJP44 local emerges from a storm over the Wasatch Mountains between Summit and Colton, Utah, on November 21, 2003. This local operated from Salt Lake City to Helper... (more)

A BNSF Denver to Stockton manifest makes it journey across the old Rio Grange mainline.

It's another beautiful morning in the Price River canyon as Amtrak train 6 is between Colton and Kyune. Locomotives 5 and 117 are the power for the Zephyr today.

Between Colton and Kyune, the tracks duck under Hwy 6 and pass a new set of UP signals that will soon be in service.

UP 5126 leads a eastbound coal empty bound for Bowie Colorado east of Soldier Summit at Colton.

With the top of the grade just a few miles ahead, a westbound Utah Railway oil train passes through Colton on the Union Pacific's Provo Subdivision.

The conductor of a westbound Utah Railway coal train stopped at Colton prepares to give a roll-by to a UP manifest coming up beside his train. A fire started along the right of way in Wellington, ... (more)

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)

The climb now over, the CUSIPJ cruises along the top of the mountain at track speed for an empty coal train.

With the helpers set out seen in the background in the heat distortion. Utah Railways MK50-3's and SD50's come to life belching some black smoke.

Finally the Utah's helper is on the scene, smoking it up as the shove the final mile to Colton. Unfortunately, the gray ghost CEFX unit was on the west end of the set and most prominent in the pho... (more)

With the track ahead now clear of the UP Coal Train, it's the Utah's turn to ease up to Colton to cut out its helpers. In the amazing evening light, even the orange units look good on this train. ... (more)