A trio of big '45 series EMDs lead an eastbound Rio Grande freight into Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. My hometown was more than 90 miles from Ogden, and the opportunity to witness anything Southe... (more)

A Cotton Belt engine, SD45T-2 leads a heavy train up the Colton Palmdale Cutoff at Silverwood. Below right is visible a part of the 2.2% ATSF mainline through the Cajon pass.