Nucor 721, I don't see this one on the Utahrails.net Nucor rosted, but there was a 660 listed. I'm thinking 660 has been renumber to 721 for what ever reason, you can see where the numbers been pa... (more)

Nucor 664, I have to deem a survivor. A locomotive type that hasn't fared well for survive, lives in a scrap facility in the year 2021 . 664 was originally Conrail 1967, and came to Nucor Steel in... (more)

I first started chasing this guy on the Pocatello Subdivision. I was pretty happy to find out he was a Ogden Subdivision train. Since I was traveling that direction, and Ogden Sub trains are few a... (more)

Tonight's Chevron local is a big one. Lead by GP15's UPY 613 and 637. The INPOA is on the far track.

Union Pacific's Salt Lake Cities North Yard Dead line. In a sea of SD70M's are at least four Gensets UPY 2734, 2757, 2753, and another I can't see the number. Kind of ironic they are in Salt Lake ... (more)

There are places on the Shafter Subdivision that require climbing and sweeping curves. This is not one of them. As they come through Delle, it's a 70 mile per hour. In fact the whole 34 mile run b... (more)

UP 2676 navigates the open spaces of the Western Pacific Shafter Subdivision, with the INPOA. I really got to hear the sound of the GE Tier 4, as this one rolled by.

A little bit of a climb at Marblehead. The max speed drops to 55 with the curve and the climb.

With only about three BNSF trackage rights trains running each way a week, between Provo, Utah and Stockton California. When I learned this guy was heading west at a good time of day, I really wan... (more)

Thanks to a timely heads up. I was able to get out and catch UP 7400, the breast cancer awareness locomotive, for the first time.

After following this guy out of Salt Lake, I had to make the decision if this was Oakland train, or LA train at Lakepoint, Utah with out truly knowing. I made an educated guess, off of a signal. F... (more)

Union Pacific's Chevron local has shed it regular combination of A GP15 and GP38. For a pure lash-up of GP15-1's 661 and 573.

It's as beautiful evening in Salt Lake City. The temperature is nice, even thought the Wasatch mountain range is still showing it's winter beauty. It's suddenly peaceful as the Utah Railway RUT311... (more)

I am feeling pretty lucky today. In 2004 The Salt Lake Cities Chevron refinery, got a couple pretty cool GP's. The problem is these GP's spend pretty much all there time in the secured facility, a... (more)

The sun is getting low, as the Grand Canyon Railway returns to Williams, on scheduled.