Time for a Safety Meeting

A Cascade Green F45 leads a Utah Railway Wattis to IPP coal train into Provo Yard on Nov. 21, 1987.

A rare visitor to Provo's Union Pacific yard.

Utah Railway wooden caboose No. 60 is pictured at Provo Yard on Dec. 12, 1976. It was built by Mount Vernon Car in 1924 and is similar in design to Union Pacific's CA-1 series.

Kick 'em!

Happy Easter from Provo Yard

Nov. 14, 1983 was a sad day for fans of Utah Railway's iconic fleet of Alco locomotives. Six RSD-4s, an RSD-5, an RSD-12, and three RSD-15s have crossed Soldier Summit for the last time, dead in t... (more)

An Alco RSD-4 meets a GE U30C at Provo Yard, April 1977.

Just another day at Provo Yard with exotic power serviced and ready to rock: EMD SD45, EMD DD35, EMD GP9B on July 18, 1976. The 1970s were a great time to be a young railfan!

With the 'Wilson McCarthy' business car on the rear, the Rio Grande Zephyr departs Provo station for Helper, Price, Green River, and points east. July 13, 1976

The classic lines of an EMD GP30 decorate the sanding and fuel facility at Provo Yard on March 30, 1977.

The unmistakable girth of an EMD DD35A looms above the east bay of the Provo car shop on May 28, 1977.

The silver streamlined beauty of the Rio Grande Zephyr slows to a stop at the Provo passenger station the morning of Aug. 8, 1976. Oh to board a luxury cruise train such as this once again. Where ... (more)

For me, nothing embodies the Denver & Rio Grande Western better than GP40s working a full throttle. A quartet of these EMD pocket hot rods (including an SD7 in transit to Roper) are working at ful... (more)

It may be an icy cold January morning, but that won't stop the crew of the Tintic Local from performing their job with skill in a timely manner. GP9s 5942 and 5934 will soon hit the road with dolo... (more)