A westbound BNSF Denver-Stockton manifest descends the 2% grade approaching the horseshoe curve east of Gilluly, Utah. Three levels of trackage are visible. Note the two Abrams military tanks behi... (more)

One of the more intriguing locations on the former D&RGW is the 1913 Detour line change featuring a 9 degree horseshoe curve above Gilluly. Here a 105 car, 9500 ton Salt Lake-Denver manifest ascen... (more)

Union Pacific's "First Help" has just cut off the daily Salt Lake-Denver MRONY train after shoving it 33 miles up the west slope of Soldier Summit. The trio of GE's would soon leave the manifest i... (more)

On Soldier Summit, a dark and cloudy day can lead to a spectacular evening when the storm clouds break up. We were treated to an awesome sky as BNSF's Denver-Stockton manifest charged west approac... (more)

Twenty Fifth Anniversary: D&RGW's battle with nature came to a close on July 4, 1983 when the new Thistle line relocation opened for business. On that day, the first eastbound from Salt Lake City ... (more)

On a spectacular morning, an MK50-3 leads a Utah Railway coal empty east across the switches at CP RG652, West Summit. This IPP coal train will soon load on the Utah Railway at Wildcat.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 crosses from main #1 to main #2 at CP Colton, five miles east of Soldier Summit. Dispatcher #78 lined the little streamliner ahead of a Utah Railway coal empty.

BNSF Railway trackage rights train MPVDVJ-26 charges east around the semi famous Gilluly horseshoe curve as viewed from the rim of a large cut where material was extracted to built long fills on e... (more)

BNSF Railway trackage rights train MPVDVJ-26 rolls east through the horseshoe curve a mile east (compass southwest) of east Gilluly. The lower end of the curve is visible in the near background (a... (more)

BNSF Railway trackage rights train MPVDVJ-26 approaches the upper Gilluly horseshoe curve at milepost 659. A timely "photo" cloud adds depth to the setting, shadowing the lower canyon.

A Utah Railway IPP to Wildcat coal empty is back on the move after awaiting the passage of Amtrak's California Zephyr at the Colton crossovers. The junction to UP's Pleasant Valley Subdivision, le... (more)

After spending nearly seven months in storage at Sphinx siding in Utah's Green River Desert, UP returned 60 autoracks to active service on July 25th. This rare move is captured descending the mild... (more)

As the sun sets behind the Wasatch, Union Pacific's Denver to Salt Lake manifest rolls west across the apex of Soldier Summit. Soon the train will be under the influence of dynamic braking for a 5... (more)

With clouds looming over the Wasatch Front, a Utah Railway coal load from Wildcat charges west up the 1% grade between Colton and Summit. The train will top the apex in a little over two miles, th... (more)

BNSF Railway's Pueblo-Provo manifest is descending the former D&RGW 2% grade at Gilluly, Utah. UP dispatcher 78 has lined this train from track #2 to the center siding and track #1 at the west end... (more)