In yet another case of "I was not happy with what was in front of me" (at the time), here we have Utah Railway Mainline 2. Laid off from flying for United Airlines and nothing better to do, I wan... (more)

A loaded IPPX coal train pulls upgrade toward the Nolan Tunnels with a pair of former Southern Pacific AC4400s leading.

A 116 car DVROM snakes through Kyune along the Price River on a sunny Nov. 9, 1996 afternoon.

Rio Grande SD40T-2s 5403, 5396, 5374, and 5387 pull a 67 car Roper to Denver manifest along the Price River approaching Kyune on a chilly Oct. 12, 1996 morning.

Southern Pacific's ASRVM climbs west through Price Canyon with a pooled Conrail C40-8W leader on Aug. 11, 1996. A pair of Rio Grande SD40T-2s were shoving on the rear of the 43 car mixed freight.

SP's 'Dirt Train' local emerges from the Kyune Tunnels along the Price River the evening of Aug. 31, 1996. The power consist has a visible sign of the upcoming UP-SP merger and links to the route'... (more)

In the final weeks before the UP-SP merger, my buddies and I were on Soldier Summit every weekend. We caught up with this nifty Roseville to Kansas City manifest approaching Kyune on a hazy August... (more)

Southern Pacific's 'Dirt Train' zigs and zags through the Kyune curves along the Price River the evening of June 1, 1996. This edition of UT16L-01 local is 2100 feet long with 15 loads, 15 empties... (more)

SP 273 and SP 160 lead a 51 car Denver to Salt Lake City manifest through 'the wiggle' just west of Kyune on July 24, 1995. A mid-train helper was cut into the DVROM at Helper Yard.

A five pack of Rio Grande 45 ft. Freuhauf and Staughton piggyback trailers riding on Front Runner intermodal spine cars glide through Price Canyon on June 15, 1995.

Kyune.... The "S" curves at Kyune are the site of a center siding and the former site of a "Y" used to turn back helpers in the Steam Era. When trains were lighter and before D... (more)

The Gooseneck Curves lie deep within the walls of the Price River Canyon. The curves and grade make for a challenging climb for this heavy westbound manifest. The Wasatch Mountains and book Cliff... (more)

UP5790 negotiates the curves at Kyune on Union pacific's former DRGW mainline. A branch line once split from this location and climbed the mountain behind the train. A side trip up the road is r... (more)

With five on the point and six cut in as mid-train helpers, eleven 50 series EMDs pull and push a 91 car Savage to Intermountain Power coal train through 'the wiggle' west of Kyune on October 17, ... (more)

Utah 5006 should be at about the top of the 2.4% while the swing helps led by Utah 6064 lean into the remaining 2.4% grade. The Utah 6064 is a SD50S (shortframe) built specially for desert terra... (more)