Utah Ry. got into the business of hauling crude oil fairly early as seen in this shot of a UTAH train descending the 2% grade off of the west side of Soldier Summit. The oil in these tankers is ho... (more)

Amtrak #6 has dropped below the blizzard blowing around Soldier Summit and is now passing Kyune with its center siding. Nearby Highway US 6 has a mile long backup over the summit but #6 just blew ... (more)

Utah 5004 and 4 other UTAH head end units have just reached the, upper, more open reaches of Price River Canyon. The tracks will follow the Price River for a couple of more miles and then leave it... (more)

BNSF’s trackage rights train over the D&RGW is seen here rolling down the 2% grade on the west side of Soldier Summit. The location is the center siding at Gilluly, Utah.

There is still plenty of snow on the ground here at the fairly moderate elevation of Kyune, Utah, even though it’s early Spring. The MRONY is just hitting the 2% downgrade at the upper end of Pr... (more)

This 3 car Union Pacific inspection train is swinging through the S curves at the upper end of the 2.4% grade in the Price River Canyon, Utah. The train was expected earlier in the day, but by the... (more)

This 5 unit set of Utah Railway helpers is rolling downgrade at Kyune near the top of the Price River Canyon. Actually I should have called them "helps" as that is what the Utah Ry. calls them. Ju... (more)

Eastbound Train 126 behind a GP40-2 meets a westbound 775 coal train at Gilluly on the 2% grade to Soldier Summit. Scanned from a color print.

Back in 1996, the Rio Grande was fulfilling its role as a bridge route across the Rockies. The railroad was alive with SP traffic like that shown here at Narrows, Utah. Scanned from a color print.

This 5 unit set of 6 axle Utah Railway locos has reached the more open terrain and easier gradients of the upper Price River Canyon. One of the reasons I like this image is that all of these locos... (more)

This Union Pacific coal train is easing down the 2% grade on the west side of Soldier Summit. Just ahead of the train, about 1/2 mile, the tracks finally reach creek level in the bottom of Spanish... (more)

The Union Pacific ran a Passenger Special from Salt Lake City to Helper and return this day. The D&RGW heritage unit was on the rear for the eastbound leg, as shown here, but lead on the return tr... (more)

Union Pacific’s daily through manifest train the MRONY has just hit the steepest part of the eastward climb to Soldier Summit. This location in Spanish Fork Canyon is called Detour, named for a ... (more)

Crude oil loading was still in its early stage in Utah when I took this shot. The location is Gilluly, on the west side of Soldier Summit. This is an easy spot to access as it is right next to US ... (more)

This series of S Curves at Kyune in the upper end of Utah’s Price River Canyon is one of my favorite photo locations. The grade here is up to 2.4% and the heavy coal trains need a 3 or 4 unit ma... (more)