A Utah Railway swing helper meets a Savage coal load on the Castle Valley Spur near Wellington, Utah. The swing helper will cut into the train off the south leg of the wye, then the combined consist will blast off for Price, Helper, and Soldier Summit. All eleven of Utah Railway's six axle coal haulers are present in this family portrait with the Savage conveyor and flood loading facility in the background.
An exclamation attributed to TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, it is this eponymous expression of which certain images convey man and machine versus nature . . .