On the way home from a family trip to Arches. I was able to luck into a late evening shot of a Utah Railway IPP coal train in the Red Narrows.

It's the day after Thanksgiving and rather than shopping I'm out on Friday morning chasing trains. It 11 degrees as this eastbound manifest nears the town of Bancroft, Idaho.

UP 8507 rolls through Echo Canyon with the towing orange cliff for a backdrop.

They don't look like this for long. On their first trip west 2 SD70AH heavies 8892 and 8893 roll through the west side of Salt Lake City. UP 8892 & 8893 were delivered on July 25, 2014. They have ... (more)

A couple Union Pacific SD70’s make their way through scenic Echo Canyon with a rail train.

UP 7667 leads two ex Southern Pacific SD70's 3978 and 3983. As they make their way into Echo Canyon.

Cutting it close, but I was still able to get my shot of the Utah Railway Provo to Ogden train at 8:10p.m.

It a beautiful New Years day as 1988 rolls through Topaz, Idaho.

As strange as this may seem, this is actually a Utah Railway train. The Utah Railway crew is taking one of BNSF's ES44C4 out for a spin on the Provo to Ogden local. The big GE leads two Utah GP38'... (more)

Offering a nice broadside view, four MK50-3 and one SD50 desend the bottom leg of Gilluly loop, with a loaded IPP coal train.

Up to this point the Missouri Pacific heritage unit had been my most allusive of the six Union Pacific units. I had action shots of the other five in nice sunlight. I finally got my chance with th... (more)

Not too often you get unblemished pristine Snow. This was a challenging train chase for me. This was my second shot. This one I had to not get my truck stuck on the access road. I drove as far as ... (more)

With great evening light the Utah snakes throught Kyune.

UP 1988 leads at the time three brand new SD70ACE's 8673, 8671 and 8672, for an all EMD consist. They are pulling 175 cars 10,857 feet long K-line train. The body of water to the left is the Great... (more)

I was able to catch the 3 time a week Utah Railway Provo to Ogden local. It was a hot one tonight 102 degrees.