A loaded Utah coal train, after topping Soldier Summit, is heading downgrade towards Provo. The late afternoon light highlights the magnificent scenery and colorful consist, which includes both t... (more)

Empty tank car train of the Utah Railway rolling down Soldier pass on the heavy 2.4 % grade below the Nolan tunnels, with MK50-3 (built by MK Rail in Boise, Idaho as MK5000C in 1994) # 5001, # 500... (more)

An empty tank car train is rolling down Soldier pass with the towering Castle Gate rock near the mouth of Price Canyon in the background. Pulling are Morrison Knudsen built MK5000C from 1994/1995,... (more)

Utah Railway’s #5001 is seen here entering home rails at Utah Railway Jct. This location is about 3 miles from downtown Helper, Utah. #5001 and 2 other UTAH units have just finished their helpe... (more)

This Utah Ry. loaded coal train is slowing to a stop for a crew change about 4 or 5 miles east of Soldier Summit. The stop is being made at the junction of Utah State Route 96 and the very busy US... (more)

An empty Utah Railway coal train winds through Castle Gate on UP's Provo Sub. The train, led by a matched set of MK50-3s, will divert onto home rails a little over one mile to the east at the apt... (more)

A five-unit Utah Railway helper set heads downgrade toward Kyune after helping a westbound coal train up Soldier Summit on February 5, 2004. EMD/MK-50-3 Nos. 5001 and 5002 bracket a trio of EMD SD... (more)

Utah Ry #5001 brings this loaded coal train downgrade and across the Spring Canyon trestle. Martin Yard is a couple of miles ahead where a 4 unit, mid train, helper set will be added.This train l... (more)

After a 75 mile trip from my home to Helper my first stop was the Utah Railway's Martin Yard. I found one of their engineers just walking out of the yard office and stopped to talk to him. He told... (more)

Unit Oil Train to Martin UT with UTAH 5001 (MK50-3), UTAH 5002 (MK50-3), UTAH 6062 (SD50S), UTAH 6064 (SD50S), UTAH 5004 (MK50-3).

Four Utah Railway MK50-3s storm out of Helper, Utah, with a westbound coal train in for a climb up through the Price River Canyon and over Soldier Summit on the afternoon of June 22, 2004.

The swing helpers on Utah 5001 west push into the setting sun. The grade here has eased to 1% and the helpers will soon cut out of the train and head back to Martin.

The Sunday night addition of the RUT611 with 50 cars through the Jordan Narrows.

Utah Railway's Provo to Ogden turn, the RUT611 local, rolls west through Murray at Vine Street on a warm June 21, 2016 evening.

I was excited to succeed in getting the train at new photo location in the Jordan Narrows. Then on top of that I lucked out and caught a Front Runner along side the Utah Railway's Provo to Ogden ... (more)