Westbound Deseret Power train flies over Hwy 21 shortly after exiting Mormon Gap 8 miles south of Dinosaur. In just a couple miles the train will cross into Utah and roll out its final miles to th... (more)

Westbound Deseret Power train turns the corner and gets ready to duck under Hwy 64 as it approaches Mormon Gap.

Westbound Deseret Power train cruises around the corner at Dripping Rock Rd about 3 miles south of Dinosaur, CO.

The Deseret Power Railway is seen making its westbound morning run crossing over Blue Mountain Road at MP 7. All four DPR painted units are on today's train as #3 has had some recent problems. Thi... (more)

The Deseret Power Railway is seen at the Deserado Mine loadout with all four E60C's. Todays train departed a little on the later side at 11am, but it worked out nicely for the westbound chase to t... (more)

After I arrived at the overlook where you can see the loading area of the Deseret Power Railway I realized I only had a short time to find a suitable spot for a shot. The sun angle at my first cho... (more)

As storms move east on the afternoon of October 20, 2015, a westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes milepost 20 at Mormon Gap, Colorado. The train is powered by GE E60C-2 electric l... (more)

The call of the wide open spaces was pretty strong today so I went east from my home about 65 miles to the Bonanza Power Plant in eastern Utah. I can not begin to describe how crystal clear the wi... (more)

A westbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train passes through Mormon Gap, Colorado, on the morning of October 20, 2015. These E60C-2 electric locomotives are energized by a 50,000-volt overhead... (more)

An empty coal train returns to the mine on the Deseret Power Railway behind a trio of electrics.

A Deseret Power coal train takes loads towards the power plant.

A trio of Deseret Power E60C-2s lead a train over the highway just south of the "town" of Blue Mountain near Dinosaur, Colo.

An eastbound Deseret Power Railway unit coal train rumbles through the curve at milepost 24 in colorful and remote Coyote Basin, Utah, on October 20, 2015.

The weatherman said this day was supposed to be partly cloudy, so I took off on the roughly 80 mile drive over to the Deseret Power Ry’s terminal in far western Colorado to see if I could get so... (more)

Moments after departing Deserado Mine loadout in Colorado, a westbound Deseret Power Railway coal train passes milepost 1 on October 19, 2015.