Union Pacific's Cane Creek Branch is a stunningly beautiful section of railroad. Today's train ran late morning, making the lighting in Bootlegger Canyon spectacular. Here the train is seen just b... (more)

Union Pacific's Cane Creek Branch is a stunningly beautiful section of railroad. Today's train ran late morning, making the lighting in Bootlegger Canyon spectacular. Here the train has just exite... (more)

UP 5040 pulls the loaded potash local out of Moab and back up the branch towards the Green River Sub. Here they cross the Corona Arch trailhead on a crispy midday.

UP 4857, with the face only a mother could love, cruises down the Cane Creek Branch at a steady 10 mph into Intrepid.

UP 4857 brings the potash local downgrade past the Corona Arch trailhead and along Potash Rd.

UP 4857 follows the Colorado River through Moab on their way to Intrepid Potash.

Hiking and camping are still going strong into the fall here at Moab as UP 5040 crosses the Corona Arch trailhead on its way back to Grand Junction.

Work is done at Intrepid as the potash local starts their way back to Grand Junction. Here they are running alongside the Colorado River in full notch 8.

UP 4857 leads the potash local out of the tunnel and past the Corona Arch on a hot, dry midday in Moab.

When I was cruising into Moab with the sun setting I thought my day was done until I came around a highway corner and saw lights down the tracks! UP 6757 leads a dirty dirt train north on the Cane... (more)

Three hikers rest under the massive Corona Arch as Union Pacific's once weekly Potash local prepares to enter Bootlegger Canyon on the return run to Grand Jct.

A pair of Union Pacific SD70M's lead the once weekly potash local along the banks of the Colorado River and the red rocks near Moab.

A pair of Union Pacific SD70M's lead the once weekly potash local out of Bootlegger Canyon in the shadow of Corona Arch en route to Intrepid potash near Moab.

4927 & 5040 padded the Corona Arch Trail

5040 & 4927 approach the Intrepid Potash mine