Seriously dwarfed by nature, the air reverberates to the drone of four GPs making their slow westbound journey through Gore Canyon, high above the Colorado River, in June 1981.

Five locomotives and a caboose head west out of Gore Canyon towards Azure siding and, ultimately, Phippsburg to work back an eastbound coal train. Locomotives were 5504 5513 5517 5404 and 5366.

With the owner of the property more than apparent, four Tunnel Motors (5377 5390 5389 5349) run #787 westbound empty coal through Spikebuck, east of Texas Creek, in March 1982.

Flash back over 27 years from http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=279881 sees 5367 5377 5359 5412 and 5364 on an eastbound coal approaching Yarmony siding in February 1982.

The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr slows on the approach for the Glenwood Springs depot stop in March 1982 while the alternative form of transport runs on the other side of the Colorado River via the... (more)

With its recently applied level crossing awareness (similar to Operation Lifesaver) vinyls applied to the long hood, less than clean NR16 heads the GSR Melbourne to Adelaide Overland service throu... (more)

Having just arrived in on 2AM6 and just out of the paint shop in Adelaide, on transfer to Sydney, immaculate X54 stands at North Dynon, Melbourne, with local pilot 42206 in Interail livery. This i... (more)

The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr rounds the last curve on the Dotsero cut-off just north of the junction with the Tennessee Pass line.

Not the best weather for the classic Kindig location, but lots of action for a first visit as 3086 3070 3057 3033 3004 slowly haul an eastbound freight up through the 3% grade at Mitchell, with mi... (more)

The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr carefully picks its way through rugged Byers Canyon in early April 1982.

After a meet with eastbound #790 coal, eastbound slag train, behind 3116 3065 3126 and 3017 departs Tennessee Pass siding in July 1981. Once clear, #790 will be able to cut out its nine mid-train ... (more)

In the early stages of its trek east, DRGW 5408 leads Mopac/UP liveried 6010 6006 6036 and 6050 on #788 coal from Cameo at De Beque in August 1985.

Rolling downgrade through Detour, west of Soldier Summit, DRGW 3120 leads UP 3442 3156 3573 on a westbound freight in August 1985 in another example of the colour of things to come! In a strange t... (more)

Battered and venerable GP9 switchers 5951 and 5902 sit between duties at Grand Junction East Yard in October 1981.

What at first sight looks like a very long combined piggyback and coal train is, in fact, an eastbound hotshot, led by 3114 3126 5347 and 3067, running through #788 eastbound coal at Dos siding, w... (more)