Southbound CSXT 9031, UP 3116 and UP 9754 leave the yard at McCammon, Idaho. Slowly making a 90 degree turn off of the wye.
Today CSXT 9031 leads UP 3116 and UP 9754 back toward home with the sulfur train in tow. They will split her into three sections this evening and continue the journey back to the Kennecott Copper ... (more)
I guess they always wonder if the cars will stop? I know that I would. I think the RR engineers have it a lot tougher than we might think. They have a lot of responsibility, for you and I. Even em... (more)
A left side view of some of the controls belonging to UP 3676. These engines were once on the 'cutting' edge of locomotive technology and design, now they are used in secondary support, on less ti... (more)
South bound UP 3217, waits on the Hot Springs siding for through freights to run by. Today she is the lead engine on the Sulfur Train. They will return the eighty odd empty tank cars to Kennecott ... (more)
South bound UP 3217, CSXT 9031 and UP 9754 one of the three Acid Trains yields the right of way to north bound freight. This load is just empties returning to Kennecott Copper for a refill. One is... (more)
The green light signals the block is clear ahead and UP 3676 can now continue to move south toward Brigham City. There are six units of prime motive power moving these empty tankers back to Kennec... (more)
South bound UP 3676 is heading toward Brigham City, and then on to Ogden and Salt Lake City. Then west toward Kennecott Copper, where a consist of full sulfuric acid tanker cars will be traded for... (more)
A view of some of the controls belonging to UP 3676. These engines were once on the 'cutting' edge of locomotive technology and design, now they are used in secondary support, on less time sensiti... (more)
South bound UP 3676, UP 3456, UP 3796, UP 3789, UP ?, and SP 7328 sit on the siding, waiting for a north bound freight to pass them. This six unit lash up is returning about eighty empty tankers t... (more)