Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 climbs through Spanish Fork Canyon at the site of the Rio Grande ghost town of Mill Fork.

After making a three car set out at Narrows, Union Pacific's MRONY is back on the move approaching the Rio Grande ghost town of Mill Fork.

Captured on Kodachrome slide film more than 35 years ago, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 winds its way through the confines of the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Union Pacific's MRONY heads east up Spanish Fork Canyon near Castilla, Utah. SP 199, an AC4400CW is third out in the power consist.

Light power to help Union Pacific's Skyline, UT to Trona, CA coal load overtakes UP's Roper (Salt Lake City), UT to North Yard (Denver), CO manifest on former D&RGW rails at Detour, Utah.

Union Pacific's Salt Lake City to Denver manifest paces a truckload of hay through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon. Note the third locomotive is SP 199, one of a handful of original Souther... (more)

Union Pacific's Salt Lake City to Denver manifest heads east on former D&RGW rails at Rio, Utah. 10,685 ft. Mt. Loafer looms in the background some 5400 ft. above the valley floor.

Union Pacific's Salt Lake City to Denver manifest emerges from the 3180 ft. Thistle Tunnel in Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 has emerged from the Thistle Tunnels on the climb to 7440 ft. Soldier Summit. During the summer of 1983, riders onboard trains #5 and #6 enjoyed a picture perfe... (more)

On a spectacular autumn morning in Spanish Fork Canyon, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 passes the first intermediate block signals east of Narrows.

A new EMD F40PH leads Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 east along the D&RGW in Spanish Fork Canyon.

The first eastbound run of Amtrak's California Zephyr via the D&RGW enters the new Thistle line relocation in Spanish Fork Canyon. This vantage point has changed greatly in the past 29 years as ve... (more)

Rio Grande engineer Mike Disorbio offers the Belmont father and son team a delicious slice of drama as the Rio Grande Zephyr climbs through Spanish Fork Canyon. Thanks, Mike! We miss you...rest i... (more)

Rio Grande F9A #5771 takes her first journey from Denver to Salt Lake City after the completion of a complete rebuild and repaint at Burnham shops. Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 has just emerged fro... (more)

Due to a 300 foot high landslide and upheaval that blocked Rio Grande's Denver to Salt Lake City mainline, US Highway 6, and the Spanish Fork River, construction crews worked around the clock to d... (more)