There were a couple ex-KCS (ex-BNSF) dash 9s sitting at P-burg. From what I hear the Utahs will be fazed out as they fail. Looks like couple of them maybe in the dead line now. These unique units ... (more)

We had high hopes for an early crew to cab to Salina and pull cars from the UP. Unfortunately, the KYLE has parked a Glen Elder grain train at Solomon that UP didn't move for 2 days. That delay ca... (more)

A westbound KYLE grain approaches the Kansas/Colorado state line

One of only six unique "MK50-3" units leads a Kyle westbound towards the state line in Kanorado

A UTAH Railway MK50-3 leads a grain west from Ruleton

"Toto, we're not in Utah anymore." Kyle train LISA (Limon, CO - Salina, KS) works east through Edson, KS hauling one hundred loaded grain hoppers. These former Utah Railway oddballs, w... (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)

Switching The Flagler Elevator

Rock Island Utah Railway 5004 crosses a dry creek east of Woodland, KA. The bridge is adorned with a worn Rock Island herald. The Rebuilt MK5000 still earns it keeps pulling the steep grad... (more)

This shot of a Utah Ry. loaded coal train is the fourth in a series of this same train I’ve posted here on Railpictures. I started by following the empty train as it rolled eastward down Utah’... (more)

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 Utah Ry. loaded coal train has finally reached Soldier Summit. It’s all downhill from here for 50 miles to Provo, Utah where the train will be interchanged to Union Pacific for the final la... (more)

This great looking set of 5 Utah Ry. 6 axle units in the traditional red & grey colors is just entering the Union Pacific Helper Yard. They will roll right through the yard and continue on east th... (more)

Utah Ry. #5004 leads 4 other 6 axle units up the 2.4% grade in Price River Canyon headed towards Soldier Summit. The train is just exiting the oft photographed horseshoe curve below Kyune. Thanks ... (more)

Deep in the middle of nowhere Kansas, UTAH 5004 rests away, hundreds of miles where it used to be used to haul coal in the Beehive State. Thanks to the KYLE guys for showing us the hospitality and... (more)