Over the top of Soldier Summit and rolling downgrade, BNSF 5368 leads the Stockton-Denver manifest just east of Colton, where the former Rio Grande Pleasant Valley Branch diverges to the southwest... (more)

Working up the grade about 10 miles from Soldier Summit, BNSF 5368 and a colorful lashup round the lower horseshoe curve at Gilluly, with the Highway 6 overpass in the background.

The nose of BNSF 5368 reflects most of the early morning sun as the eastbound train passes Rio working towards Soldier Summit.

The BNSF Stockton-Denver manifest emerges from the Thistle tunnels, with the trailing KCS 'Southern Belle' SD70ACe having just been blackened due to the train being a bit underpowered working upgr... (more)

A Utah Railway unit tank train? Not exactly. UR 5004 leads a Provo to Martin turn with 36 tank cars for storage in the yard at Martin (Helper), Utah. Moves like this are exceedingly rare on the Ut... (more)

With dramatic storm clouds to the east, Union Pacific's daily Denver-Salt Lake freight ascends 7477 ft. Soldier Summit.

On a gorgeous late summer afternoon, BNSF Railway's Provo-Denver manifest curves through the rugged confines of Price River Canyon. This train is approaching Royal Road at the foot of Castle Gate ... (more)

Does this train appear to have enough power? Utah Railway ran a Provo to Martin turn on Friday, Sept. 12th. The train had 36 tank cars for Martin (near Helper) returning to Provo with one empty co... (more)

At sunrise, a Union Pacific coal empty charges east up the 2% grade at Gilluly, Utah. This train would load the following day on Union Pacific's North Fork Subdivision at the West Elk mine in sout... (more)

A BNSF Railway manifest climbs the former D&RGW's 2% grade through the horseshoe curve just east of Gilluly, Utah.

With a welcome visitor from the great white north, BNSF's Pueblo-Provo manifest grinds west through the gooseneck curve just east of Kyune, Utah.

Back in the 1980's, it seemed the EMD F40PH locomotive would be around forever. The combined California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train climbs Rio Grande's 2% grade through Detour on the way east... (more)

A photogenic variety of colorful cars make up UP's daily Denver to Salt Lake freight through the curvature at Kyune, Utah.

An eastbound Trona coal empty ascends a 2% grade, approaching the horseshoe curve east of Gilluly, Utah. This train will load on UP's Pleasant Valley Subdivision at Skyline mine.

A westbound Savage coal load descends the 2% grade, approaching the horseshoe curve east of Gilluly, Utah. The lead motor, UP 6709 was built as the CNW 8807 in November 1994.