On the second day of excursions with Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985, the big Challenger envelops its train with coal smoke (yes, it was still coal fired at this time) as it passes the USS Geneva Work ... (more)

A BNSF Denver to Stockton trackage rights train meets a UP Salt Lake City to Denver inspection special at Geneva-Pipemill on Aug. 13, 1997.

Rio Grande GP40 No. 3142 leads the UT04L with 50 cars for Geneva Steel on Oct. 30, 1994.

Rio Grande GP40-2s 3110, 3102, and 3125 lead a 30 car UT04L through Geneva Steel on July 16, 1994.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train 17 roars west through the dual signal bridges at Geneva on June 28, 1975. Only 43 miles remain of the 575 mile journey from Denver to Salt Lake City.

Rio Grande GP30s 3001 and 3003 make an appearance at Geneva Steel in Vineyard on Jan. 23, 1994. This integrated steel mill was opened by United States Steel Corp. in 1944 and was shut down by Gene... (more)

A late running Kansas City to Oakland Forwarder meets the Provo Local at a point where 83 miles of two main tracks come to an end at Pipemill.

On Christmas Eve '93, SP's Provo Local enters the Geneva Steel mill in Vineyard, Utah. SP B30-7 No. 7881 was built by GE for the SP in May 1979 and was destroyed in a wreck at Haymond, Texas on Ju... (more)

SP's UT04L local makes a pickup at Geneva's Pipe Mill Spur on Aug. 11, 1993. Rio Grande GP40 3147 was built the Penn Central 3159 by EMD in Sept. 1968.

SP's UTO4L departs the Geneva Steel mill headed for the mainline on May 1, 1993. The second engine is SP SD7R No. 1517. Make sure you check out the Google Map in Satellite mode to view the extent ... (more)

A pair of Rio Grande GP30s lead the Provo Local through the industrial fallout of Geneva Steel in Vineyard, Utah. Not a trace of what you see remains today.

A pair of Missouri Pacific GP38-2s lead UP's SCPV through Bonnie on UP's Provo Subdivision the morning of July 27, 1986.

The crew working Rio Grande's Pueblo to Roper freight wait out a meet at Pipe Mill while the Oakland to Chicago Trailers approaches from American Fork. Crew members are Roland Perri, Dale Janney, ... (more)

The D&RGW's very first GP30 gleams in the bright afternoon sunlight working the Roper based Provo Local on July 28, 1989. The EMD GP30 model is a personal favorite of mine, with the 3001 capturing... (more)

When it comes to GP30s, I do love four of a kind! Rio Grande's daily 662 local backs into Geneva Steel's A-Yard through the South Gate the morning of March 24, 1989. The office buildings for admin... (more)