Kyune.... The "S" curves at Kyune are the site of a center siding and the former site of a "Y" used to turn back helpers in the Steam Era. When trains were lighter and before D... (more)

The Gooseneck Curves lie deep within the walls of the Price River Canyon. The curves and grade make for a challenging climb for this heavy westbound manifest. The Wasatch Mountains and book Cliff... (more)

Orin Iron Horse Race......Raw horsepower against gravity. AC against DC. The 5 DC motors have slowly been overtaking the New AC power since leaving Converse Junction. The two trains will end the r... (more)

The Denver-Roper manifest grinds upgrade at Tunnel One in Coal Creek Canyon. The steep 2% grade here is evident as the train heavy with Pueblo steel products blasts towards the first Tunnel on t... (more)

BNSF5888 lifts a Centailia, WA bound coal load over Skyline Trestle. The bridge is a favorite photo location for railfans visiting the pass. My favorite time to visit is at last light, like on th... (more)

UP5790 negotiates the curves at Kyune on Union pacific's former DRGW mainline. A branch line once split from this location and climbed the mountain behind the train. A side trip up the road is r... (more)

UP7408 pulls a westbound Reefer train across the Great Salt Lake. The original causeway was actually a wood trestle constructed in 1903. The timber was salvaged starting in 1993. The railroad mu... (more)

MRL404 built in 1964 for the Rio Grande, is no stranger to mountain climbing. Here the 50 year old Geep roars up the the 1.8% slope of Bozeman pass.

Utah 5006 should be at about the top of the 2.4% while the swing helps led by Utah 6064 lean into the remaining 2.4% grade. The Utah 6064 is a SD50S (shortframe) built specially for desert terra... (more)

Utah 5006 screams up the 2.4% grade exiting the Gooseneck Curves. The 2.4%+ sustained climb will ease in about a 1/2 mile before entering the Kyune Tunnels. At that point it will be an easy 1% c... (more)

The rear two DPU shove this westbound coal load over the top of Thompson Hill. The gorgeous and carbon rich Book Cliffs rise over the moon like landscape of the Utah desert. Abandoned Highway 6 p... (more)

Sailing across the causeway with a westbound salad shooter. The modern causeway was completed in 1959 by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The route now carries Union Pacific trains across the Great ... (more)

Utah Railway muscle claws at the 2.4% plank of Soldier Summit near Lynn. Scenery, Grade and Curvature make this an awesome show. 6 more big motors shoulder into the load 2/3rds back.... Price Riv... (more)

The Utah desert stretches to the horizon as UP5860 assaults Thompson Hill. Thompson was once the sight of a branch line that reached into the Book Cliffs to collect coal from now long abandoned mi... (more)

The tranquil ocean of emptiness is broken by the scream of turbo chargers against gravity. Thompson Hill, Utah