I watched this Utah Ry. coal train load at the Wildcat loadout near Helper and then after it finished loading and cut in mid train helpers at Martin Yard I followed it up Price River Canyon toward... (more)
MK-50-3 # 5006 and # 5003 of the Utah Railway, built by Morrison Knudsen in Boise, Idaho in 1993/1994 as MK5000C with 5000 HP Caterpillar V12 3612, but rebuilt with EMD 3500 HP 16-645F3B prime mov... (more)
With a fresh crew on board, a Utah Railway westward coal train slowly accelerates taking the train over the summit and down the western side of the pass.
Empty tank car train of the Utah Railway rolling down Soldier pass on the heavy 2.4 % grade below the Nolan tunnels, with MK50-3 (built by MK Rail in Boise, Idaho as MK5000C in 1994) # 5001, # 500... (more)