4927 & 5040 padded the Corona Arch Trail

5040 & 4927 approach the Intrepid Potash mine

5040 & 4927 approach the Intrepid Potash mine

5040 & 4927 pass Gold Bat Canyon whilst hauling the Potash Local

Red Rock Cut Potash in Red Wine through one of many cuts and geological wonders on this branch

The UP Potash train traveling Bootlegger Canyon enroute to Potash.

They'll Find a Way: One of only a handful of SP-patched AC44s that UP still has on their active roster, UP 6236 leads the famed UP LDG51B potash local as they ascend the grade out of Moab and into... (more)

The UP's Cane Creek branch is an amazing piece of engineering, carved out amongst the deep red rocks of southern Utah. A nice surprise on my first time shooting the branch was a former Western Pac... (more)

The 12,000' La Sal Mountain range dominates the landscape around Moab, Utah as LDP46B brings 39 loads of uranium tailings north to Crescent Jct for disposal.

The UP Potash train travelling through Bootlegger Canyon enroute to Intrepid Potash.

The Potash Local follows the same curve the Colorado  River takes on the other side of Potash Road, as it moves between the Gold Bar Canyon and Little Canyon mouths. While I'm happy with this sho... (more)

The Potash Local exits Bootlegger Canyon as it nears the final turn along the Colorado River towards Intrepid Potash.

Traveling over the Cane Creek Sub UP's potash local heads south with seven cars in tow.

In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)

In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)