Rio Grande 5345, from D&RGW's first order for 15 SD40T-2s, leads a heavy 136 train through Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 26, 1987.

A pair of EMD SD40T-2s and GP40-2s pull forest products train No. 136 east through Spanish Fork Canyon on June 13, 1987.

The level of Soldier Creek was relatively high as train 136 rumbled east through Spanish Fork Canyon the morning of June 4, 1988.

Rio Grande merchandise train 136 climbs through scenic Spanish Fork Canyon with Southern Pacific pool power. This area of the Red Narrows between milepost 673 and 674 features two eight degree cur... (more)

Two SD50s and a single SD40T-2 lead Rio Grande's 136 train approaching Sutro Cut in Spanish Fork. The peaks of 11,752 ft. Mount Timpanogos are cloaked in an assemblage of cumulous/lenticular cloud... (more)

A clean EMD GP40 leads Rio Grande's 136 train at Gilluly on Aug. 7, 1988.

Rio Grande general freight No. 136 climbs east through Spanish Fork Canyon on June 4, 1988.

A sunny springtime morning in Spanish Fork Canyon finds Rio Grande train 136 climbing east through Rio on March 26, 1988.

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 train No. 136 roars east through Sutro Cut with Utah Valley and 11,749 ft. Mt. Timpanogos in the background.

A heavy Rio Grande train 136 grinds eastward through Gilluly on Sept. 26, 1987. A pair of EMD SD40T-2s are supplemented by a pair of GP40-2s. No explanation on how the 5345 ended up with a bright ... (more)

With early signs of the changing of the seasons, Rio Grande train No. 136 enters Spanish Fork Canyon at Gomex on Sept. 26, 1987.

We made it! After climbing 3000 feet of elevation in 50 miles of track, Rio Grande mixed freight #136 tops 7440 ft. Soldier Summit. The old trainorder office (used by maintenance of way employees)... (more)

The 1980s were a great time to observe Rio Grande mainline action on Soldier Summit. Train #136 climbs east on the westward main track at Castilla in Spanish Fork Canyon. Soon the heavy train will... (more)