Union Pacific's MRONY-16 crests Soldier Summit on the former D&RGW Salt Lake to Denver mainline. This 19 car train made easy work of a 50 mile and 3000 ft. climb from Provo to the top of the hill ... (more)

At the apex of a 50 mile climb from Provo, Union Pacific's Salt Lake to Denver manifest tops Soldier Summit on UP's former D&RGW. Bitter overnight temperatures (down to 7 degrees F.) have left beh... (more)

Long shadows creep across the Price River while a Utah Railway IPP coal empty heads east toward Wildcat for loading.

A trio of big GE's shove UP's Salt Lake-Denver manifest through Detour on the climb to Soldier Summit. A maintenance of way Ford truck is parked here while an employee flags trains through a highw... (more)

A duo of EMD SD9043MAC's lead UP's Salt Lake-Denver manifest through the Detour "sag" on the climb to Soldier Summit. If you look closely, a manned swing helper is visible at the end of the train.... (more)

Keeping things well under control, dynamic brakes and hot brake shoes assist Utah Railway's Wildcat to IPP coal load down the west slope of Soldier Summit. The lead motor is dressed in Genesee & W... (more)

BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo manifest is pictured crossing from Main #1 to Main #2 at CP RG652 Summit. Due to opposing traffic on main #2, the train had the misfortune of following a 15 mph Utah Ra... (more)

A Yellow Transportation, Inc. semi overtakes a BNSF Railway Denver-Provo manifest along US Highway 6 in Price River Canyon. Only 50 cars separated the head end power from the DPU on this day's tra... (more)

A trio of clean pumpkins haul BNSF Railway's daily Denver-Stockton manifest west along the former D&RGW just west of Kyune siding.

BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo manifest looked great topping Soldier Summit in the late afternoon of Oct. 17th. Three on the point and one on the rear had easy work moving this 40 car train across th... (more)

A Union Pacific passenger special crosses Diamond Fork in Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon. The executive special ran between Denver, Colorado and Council Bluffs, Iowa (via Salt Lake City and Ogden). UP... (more)

A Union Pacific passenger special bursts into the bright morning sunlight at Gilluly, Utah. The executive special ran between Denver, Colorado and Council Bluffs, Iowa (via Salt Lake City and Ogde... (more)

Making good use of CTC and two main tracks, UP dispatcher #78 has lined a Utah Railway coal load west down track #1 and a BNSF manifest west down track #2. A BNSF DPU helper (40 cars behind the 76... (more)

The chase is on, and this morning it's the trains that are doing the chasing! Making good use of CTC and two main tracks, UP dispatcher #78 has lined Amtrak east up track #2 and a UP coal empty ea... (more)

Two of the day's biggest surpises were the Grinstein Green SD70MACs leading the eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. These have been fairly rare on the BNSF trackage rights trains in Utah. Here's th... (more)