By the year 1987, catching a train west of the Keigley dolomite quarry (MP 16) on Rio Grande's Tintic Branch was a remarkable stroke of good luck. At milepost 25, a side track lead to the LDS church's welfare farm elevator complex, which was served sparsely and only as needed. My dad and I found out that a pair of GP30s were departing Provo to pick up a train of empties at Elberta and we gave chase. Here, D&RGW 3007 and 3010 have been air tested and are ready to depart Elberta for Provo yard. On the ground are are conductor Neal Thorpe and in the cab, engineer Glade Collard, both longtime career Rio Grande men. It was a beautiful summer morning and we considered ourselves lucky to have followed trains #664-665 through Utah's sparsely populated Goshen Valley.
