Rio Grande's first SW1200 switcher awaits a call to serve at Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. The 130 was built new by EMD for the Rio Grande in Dec. 1964. While serving on the SP, it was wrecked an... (more)

A Rio Grande SW1200 switches a pair of iconic cabooses in D&RGW's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake.

Rio Grande's West End Switcher at Roper Yard passes beneath the pedestrian bridge near the diesel shop in South Salt Lake. D&RGW 135 was built new by EMD for the Rio Grande in January 1965. It wou... (more)

On a hazy December afternoon in '76, a Rio Grande SW1200 takes a short break at shift change near the old crew shanty near 21st South.

The surroundings are pure Rio Grande as SW1200 #132 rambles beneath the Roper Yard pedestrian bridge on July 2, 1976. I definitely miss 'The Action Road'.

Here's a southward view of Rio Grande's Roper Yard as viewed from the employee skybridge just north of the diesel shop. Lots of interesting detail offering the viewer a window into what railroadin... (more)