With an interesting mix of power, Utah Railway's RUT309 local departs Provo for Midvale. The two Santa Fe GP9s were on loan from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe while the two Mid-South GP10s were... (more)

One of the conditions of the UP-SP merger was the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway receiving trackage rights along the former D&RGW and WP between Denver, CO and Stockton, CA. Witness the dail... (more)

While storms brew over the nearby Wasatch Range, Rio Grande train #283 makes a pickup at Provo Yard.

Southern Pacific's UT04L local departs Provo for Roper Yard with an abundance of power on the head end. The D&RGW 3148 was built the Penn Central 3160 by EMD in Sept. 1968.

A pair of Rio Grande 'Cadillacs' move a cut of cars over Sixth South street in Provo, Utah. This seldom used industrial trackage was removed after the UP-SP merger.

Utah has for many years participated in Daylight Savings Time, where the clocks are advanced one hour in the spring leading to additional daylight in the evenings. Since the Rio Grande Zephyr arri... (more)

In fading evening light, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 arrives at the Provo station stop. Most of what you see in this perspective from the University Avenue overpass is gone today, including th... (more)

Nov. 26, 1978 delivered ideal weather conditions for riding in a nice warm caboose protected from the elements. After making a pickup at Provo Yard, D&RGW 01440 departs town for Roper Yard in Sout... (more)

A pair of Rio Grande SD45s have cut off the KUW (Kaiser Unit West) coal train, loaded at Sunnyside, Utah. The four UP units and train will run through the UP wye at Ironton (Provo), Utah and conti... (more)

Here's a tripple play at Provo Yard . . . While Rio Grande's afternoon yard switcher goes about its duties on the drill track, a Geneva Steel mill turn enters the westward main track, through the ... (more)

A pair of classic Rio Grande EMDs are switching at the west end of Provo Yard in June 1977. GP30 #3018 was built new for the D&RGW in Feb. 1963 while GP35 #3032 was build new in May 1964. By 1998,... (more)

A Rio Grande freight makes a switch move on the eastward main track in Provo Yard. The track veering off to the left is the UP-D&RGW interchange track, used frequently for the transfer of empty co... (more)

On a cold January evening in 1979, the conductor of D&RGW train #17 awaits baggage and head end business removal from the Rio Grande Zephyr. In a few minutes he will offer the engineer a 'Highball... (more)

The classic lines of an EMD first generation road switcher are exemplified in this view of a Rio Grande GP9 making a switch move at Provo Yard on January 2, 1980.

Got SD45s? A hotshot Rio Grande freight meets the Salina Local at the Grundy's crossover in Provo Yard.