A loaded UP West Elk coal train climbs the steady 1.1% grade between Woodside and Cedar on a warm April afternoon

UTAH Railway SD40's 9002-9007-9008-9009 with empties headed to Martin at Castle Gate, Utah. May 9, 1996. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

IPPX 1, Intermountain Railcar Services, SW1001, at Springville, Utah. April 20, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff photo © Built as IPPX 1, 1/1985. Ordered new from EMD completely loaded even with A/C ... (more)

UP 5773 with an empty train, has just arrived at the Skyline flood loader, however the loader operator is nowhere to be found. This location is about 2 or 3 miles south of the village of Scofield,... (more)

It's a small train day for the Chevron local. As they make their way back to Roper yard with four cars.

UTAH SD45-2 9012 (ex-AT&SF 5855), at Martin, Utah. April 19, 1997 Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

After stopping to do some service at Cashe Junction. The Big Boy is getting everything in motion again on the big sweeping curve.

Union Pacific DDA40X 6924, leads two C&NW SD40 and Conrail GP40 unit westbound along side I80. I was pacing this train in a 18 wheeler when I took this picture, I held out my camera while driving,... (more)

After passing through Echo Canyon, the Evanston local negotiates some steep grades as it runs east to Evanston, Wyoming.

Chasing a BNSF coal train along the old Western Pacific main. Only about a month ago there was water along here. Now just salty mud. It fun on chase like this, as the crew starts recognizing you, ... (more)

Another day another GP38N assigned to the Salt Lake area I have never caught leading. On Friday I was happy to catch the UP 665 with the 693 at the Chevron refinery.

While waiting for another train in Salt Lake. This BNSF coal train came by the opposite direct. BNSF coal trains are pretty rare in these parts. It also had a Norfolk Southern on in. So I abandon ... (more)

SP, Southern Pacific 9308-UP 9351 with a westbound at Soldier Summit, Utah. April 19, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

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 ©

What a cool place. Arnold's Loop on the Shafter Subdivision is a place I need to spend some more time. After going there for the first time with the Big Boy.