UTAH SD40 9005, is at the crest of the gran on the Rio Grande's Soldier Summit grade with a loaded coal train. Soldier Summit, Utah. May 8, 1996. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
Utah Railway empty coal train hits first light at Kyune, 9005 and three sisters will load at Wildcat and bring the loads back west this same afternoon.
It's an F45 fest on the Utah Railway helper set. Two SD40's sandwich F45 5525 (MKM leaser) Utah Railway 9013 and MKM 5527 another leaser. A pretty cool day to be chasing the Utah.
A westbound Utah Railway coal train crests 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on Dec. 26, 1991. The quartet of SD40s and 84 loads of Wildcat coal will descend 3000 feet in elevation in 50 miles of track to t... (more)
A perfectly matched quartet of Utah Railway SD40s lead a Wattis to Intermountain Power coal train through the fruit orchards of Santaquin on July 20, 1993.
An 81 car Utah Railway export coal train heads downgrade through Gilluly on a sunny February afternoon in 1995.
On Christmas Eve '93, a well matched quartet of Utah Railway SD40s lead coal empties east topping 7440 ft. Soldier Summit.
One time C&O SD40 7519, now Utah Railway #9005, is leading a westbound coal train up to Soldier Summit. The train has just gone under Highway 6 and is approaching Colton
Railroad parts in the foreground, and engines 9005, 9008, 9002 and 9006 in the deadline.
