A Utah Railway coal empty ducks under the Ironton signal bridge while departing on a run to the mines in Carbon County.
Power for Utah Railway's CUPIP coal load cuts off their train in Union Pacific's interchange yard in Provo. 11,749 ft. Mt. Timpanogos keeps a watchful eye on nearby Utah Valley.
On Christmas Eve '93, a well matched quartet of Utah Railway SD40s lead coal empties east topping 7440 ft. Soldier Summit.
The impressive staccato of a Caterpillar equipped MK5000C echos off the walls of Price Canyon while passing through the Kyune gooseneck.
Normally Utah Railway’s Australian SD50’s do not lead coal trains over Soldier Summit in Utah. This is the first time I have seen such an occurrence. I checked with RP contributor James Belmon... (more)
The business of mining and hauling coal has historically been a cycle of boom and bust. Coal traffic was phenomenal in the mid-1990s with the Utah Railway hauling multiple trains per day, seven da... (more)
A newly delivered GP38-2 leads a Utah Railway coal train through UP's interchange yard at Provo. This is the only time I have observed a GP38-2 working on the Utah Railway in coal train service. A... (more)
A quartet of EMD SD40s lead a Utah Railway export coal train west through Price Canyon.
A pair of former Baltimore & Ohio GP40s lead Utah Railway's Provo-Ogden turn west through Riverton. The UTAH 3000 and 3001 were assigned to work together on Provo area locals for about five years.
Utah Railway SD45-2 and GP38-2 EMDs mingle on the former D&RGW wye at Midvale.
Two MK5000Cs bracket two SD50S motors on a Utah Railway Moapa, NV to Wildcat, UT coal empty in scenic Price Canyon at Castle Gate.
On New Year's Eve '94, an 84 car Utah Railway coal empty crosses Jacob's Bridge in Spring Canyon. Prior to the early 1970s, a Rio Grande branch from West Helper passed beneath this girder bridge p... (more)
A Utah Railway coal empty rambles east through rugged desert scenery approaching the Wildcat loadout near Helper, Utah.
Due to delays on the return trip from Martin, a Utah Railway coal load changes crews at the east end of Provo Yard.
Two generations of EMD coal haulers mingle in the joint Utah Railway - Union Pacific terminal at Provo.
