In September 2013, a washout on the Moffat Line turned UP's Soldier Summit into a much busier line than normal. On September 20th I headed up to check out the action, arriving just as a UP coal tr... (more)

The first unit from SP's order for 279 GE AC4400CWs leads a Trona, CA to Skyline, UT coal empty at Colton, Utah on July 15, 1995. The GE AC4400CW is similar to the C44-9W but features AC traction ... (more)

A Union Pacific inspection special heads west along Price River approaching Colton the evening of July 26, 2014.

UTAH 5004 West snakes along the Price River just a few miles east of Soldier Summit.

California Zephyr will soon starts its descent towards Helper, UT. This day he couldn't keep the schedule, delay was about 120 minutes. On the upside, no more shadows were visible on the tracks, o... (more)

After stopping just east of Solider Summit with due to a problem with one of the trailing units, 5001 is back on the move as it passes through the Price River Canyon at Colton.

A westbound Utah Railway coal train smokes it up between Colton and Summit, Utah, on May 20, 2002. Powering the train is a pair of MK5000Cs bracketing a pair of former Australian EMD SD50Ss, while... (more)

SP's HPROC ducks under US Highway 6 while at the same time crossing the Price River near Colton on March 14, 1992.

Rio Grande's hot DVROT heads west running parallel to U.S. Highway 6 and the meandering White River near Soldier Summit. The bright red Santa Fe box cars are en route to Southwire Company on the B... (more)

7 Utah Railway engines (3 MK5000C's, 3 SD50's and a CEFX lease SD40-2) help a 104 car Wildcat load upgrade as it nears the junction of the Pleasant Valley Sub near Colton, UT on 10/2/13.

5 Utah Railway units, (3 MK5000C's and 2 SD50's) lead a 104 car Wildcat load upgrade as it nears the junction with the Pleasant Valley Sub near Colton, UT on 10/2/13. 7 helper engines of various m... (more)

The dispatcher runs a UP manifest around a westbound Utah Railway coal load stopped at Colton. The coal train's conductor is distracted by an approaching UP man who will help him walk the train in... (more)

A westbound Southern Pacific freight climbs Soldier Summit grade between Colton and Summit, Utah, on the afternoon of September 7, 1995. A colorful locomotive consist of a SP GP60 No. 9724, Rio Gr... (more)

One Shot: On a cross country road trip from Maine to Montana in 2010, I decided to take a detour through Utah for two reasons. One, I had never seen the desert. And two, I wanted to shoot o... (more)

The reflective striping on the phase III heritage engine begins to shimmer in the morning light as the Eastbound California Zephyr crosses under Highway 6.