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)

3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50 bring a short freight train to Helper, UT. to get loaded.

3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50 bring a short freight train to Helper, UT. to get loaded.

3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50 bring a short freight train to Helper, UT. to get loaded.

Utah Railway 2003 and 2001 head out onto the Bingham / Garfield Branch heading for the west end of the Salt Lake Valley. Many things have changed with this location over the last 5 years since th... (more)

Loads from Savage roll along US Route 6 as they get a run at the formidable grade of Soldier Summit.

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

UTAH5003 East, the empty CIPUSJ, powers upgrade and around the curve that flanks the Tie Fork "Station" Rest Area of US6.

Utah Railway Company once again has successfully brought 104 loads of "super compliant" Utah coal for the Intermountain Power Project down the mountain. A relief crew is now onboard who will fini... (more)

On a beautiful winter day and empty oil can train heads east to be loaded. Also in tow is a rare visitor GP38-3 2006 heads to the Utah Railway's Martin shop for some service.

Eastbound empty Utah coal train heads to the CV Spur for loading near Detour, Utah on the west slope of Soldier Summit.

Finally finding some early morning sun, the empty Utah Railway coal train passes West Summit, 7,439 feet above sea level.

With Utah Railway conductor Bruce Weaver on the point, the RUT311 local pulls loads of petroleum coke from the Chevron spur on May 15, 2015.

Having finally broken free of the storms covering the lower Wasatch Mountains, the joint UP/URY empty coal train pops into the sun just before taking the switch onto the Castle Valley Spur.