The former Rio Grande North Yard in Denver has an assortment of power on January 7, 2002. Besides the power resting around the locomotive facility, Union Pacific’s South local is led by a pair o... (more)

Union Pacific’s West local out of Denver climbs Rocky Spur at Rocky, Colorado, on January 18, 2001. Powering the local is a trio of Rio Grande GP40-2s—Nos. 3121, 3100 and 3111. Below is EMD SD... (more)

Snow is coming down pretty heavy in the higher elevations as this Denver to Salt Lake freight train fights the weather and the grade towards Moffat Tunnel. The train is seen here just down from Cl... (more)

Eastbound DRGW train climbing toward summit of Wasatch at Gilluly

Union Pacific’s West Local departs Leyden, Colorado, on September 20, 2001. Powering the local is three Rio Grande EMD GP40-2s, Nos. 3121, 3128 and 3100—and they have a tank car for Chem Spur,... (more)

Three Rio Grande GP40-2s on Union Pacific’s West local are heading back to Denver’s North Yard light power and pass a Colorado Operation Lifesaver display at Simms Street grade crossing in Arv... (more)

Power for Rio Grande's Salina Local arrives at Provo Yard to pick up its train.

Rio Grande ballast train 648 takes the shorter but steeper westward main track up the Mapleton Bench on June 6, 1988.

Rio Grande work train No. 952 waits patiently in the American Fork siding for a meet with the hot 187 train from Denver. The original 39 ft. section rail had just been replaced with new ribbon rai... (more)

Rio Grande's Provo Switcher departs the mainline to access Geneva's Pipemill in Vineyard. Nearby Utah Lake is visible in the background, not far from the track.

Emerging from afternoon shadows in Price Canyon, Rio Grande train 136 glides east over bridge 630.98 in the coal mining ghost town of Castle Gate.

Minutes after a crew change at Helper, Rio Grande train No. 136 is back on the move approaching the single track mainline at Spring Glen, Utah. The next crew change will be at Grand Junction, Colo... (more)

Rio Grande's Railblazer train No. 102 departs the Roper Piggyback Terminal at 5:55 pm for its 14 hour, 570 mile overnight journey to Denver. That's an overall average of just under 41 mph that inc... (more)

While storm clouds gather over the Wasatch Mountains, Rio Grande train #676 rambles along the Tintic Branch at Spanish Fork. The two gondolas willl be set out on the Spanish Fork siding while the ... (more)

On Utah Pioneer Day 1986, Rio Grande's Provo Switcher glides east through Springville where it will soon hang a right onto the Tintic Branch. The two gondolas will be set out on the team track at ... (more)