Rio Grande 3116 East ramps it up at Gomex for the 37 mile climb to Soldier Summit. At the time, we didn't know that within a week, the mainline through Thistle would be closed forever due to a mas... (more)

A westbound Rio Grande manifest emerges from shadowy Spanish Fork Canyon at Gomex. On the point is the last delivery of D&RGW's 26 SD45s, the series acquired new from EMD between January 1967 and ... (more)

Rio Grande's Kaiser Unit East coal empty climbs the eastward main track approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon at Sutro. Do you suppose the D&RGW piled on enough horsepower with 17,400 on th... (more)

A pair of Rio Grande GP9s set out a tank car of nitric acid at Trojan Explosives in Spanish Fork, Utah. Conductor Neal Thorpe is standing by his caboose as D&RGW train #666 makes another switch mo... (more)

During the spring of 1983, the huge Thistle mudslide closed Rio Grande's mainline from April until July. While the new bypass was under construction, Provo area crews were kept busy shoring up the... (more)

For seven months (between April and November 1991), the Utah Railway Company leased a fleet of 13 Blue & Gold SD40s from Morrison Knudsen in Boise, Idaho. A well matched set of four blast through ... (more)

Rio Grande's first GP30, with a GP35 and a second GP30, lead a train of mine empties on the Tintic Branch, bound for reloading at Geneva Steel's dolomite quarry at Keigley.

A rare evening run of the Tintic Local rambles through fields of corn and alfalfa with empties to load at Geneva's dolomite quarry at Keigley. Photo captured from the elevated shoulder of Intersta... (more)

A trio of Missouri Pacific C36-7s lead Rio Grande coal train #734 approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon at Sutro. The 84 car Intermountain Power coal empty will load at Skyline on the Pleas... (more)

A heavy bulk train of finished lumber approaches the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon while ducking under Hwy. 6 just west of Gomex.

A long eastbound bulk train of finished lumber approaches the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon at Sutro. 11,749 ft, Mt. Timpanogos is visible on the north side of Utah Valley. Rio Grande's westward ma... (more)

Union Pacific's Salt Lake City to Denver manifest heads east by four Suzlon S-88 wind turbines at the Spanish Fork Wind Park. Nine Suzion turbines generate enough power to supply the needs of 6000... (more)

All shiny and new! A pair of Southern Pacific AC4400CWs lead a lengthy Eugene, OR to Chicago, IL lumber drag east along former D&RGW rails approaching Sutro. On a side note, SP 352 is one of the f... (more)

A Rio Grande GP40-2 leads Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr near Sutro at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. D&RGW GP40-2s were a common sight leading trains #5 and #6 during the summer months i... (more)

Union Pacific's Provo based LJL41 switcher works the Tintic Industrial Lead at Spanish Fork, Utah. Historically, this was part of a former D&RGW branch to the Tintic Mining District.