D&RGW 5371, 5377, and 5390 lead the Dirt Train back off the Sunnyside Branch.

UP 724 and 555 lead the Chevron local. They are nearing their end point Roper Yard. My first time catching the 724 leading.

Union Pacific coal loads CWERI pass through the former ghost town of Woodside, trailed by their DPU.

The California Zephyr has just completed its Green River stop and is now heading east toward Grand Junction (and eventually Chicago).

The Union Pacific UP CWERI 10 coal drag comes to a stop over the Green River in Green River, Utah. It will wait here for Amtrak, and then pull onto the passing siding. This lone SD70ACe was the tr... (more)

UP CLBWE9, empty coal hoppers, pass through Floy Utah as the sun sets on November 10, 2023.

The Potash Local follows the same curve the Colorado  River takes on the other side of Potash Road, as it moves between the Gold Bar Canyon and Little Canyon mouths. While I'm happy with this sho... (more)

The Potash Local exits Bootlegger Canyon as it nears the final turn along the Colorado River towards Intrepid Potash.

The Potash Local heads through the trench along 191, between Seven Mile and Emkay.

The Potash Local continues its trek down the Can Creek Sub, reaching Seven Mile here, on its way to the Potash facility at the end of the line. 

Per the incredibly well-informed Mark Hemphill, Valley City ceased to exist long before the Cane Creek Sub was built through here, but still seems like a good location marker for where I was when ... (more)

The Potash Local enters the Cane Creek Sub at Brendel behind a pair of SD70Ms and with a string of grotty covered hoppers that serve their purpose well.

The AM empty train has just finished up at the power plant in Utah and is now on its way back to Colorado where it will retrieve another load of coal. It is seen here moments before ducking under ... (more)

An eastbound Southern Pacific coal train meets an westbound SP train at Soldier Summit, Utah, on September 7, 1995. During this era, SP AC4400CWs were common on this former Rio Grande main line.

Morrison-Knudsen EMD F45 No. 5525 sits in Martin, Utah, on September 7, 1995, while serving Utah Railway. The paint job certainly doesn’t conceal it’s former days as Santa Fe No. 5950.