After chasing the Potash Local all day, this empty oil train with a patched SP leader was a nice, final surprise for the day as it heads west along the Book Cliffs.
A BNSF trackage rights train eastbound for Denver passes at the base of the scenic Book Cliffs as they follow the former main line of the once proud Rio Grande.
UP coal loads from Colorado head west on the former Rio Grande toward Helper and beyond as the head end crosses the old right of way for highway US 6. Rain and ominous clouds await the train ahea... (more)
A view from a Vista Dome car on the Rio Grande Zephyr as train No. 17 charges west through the lonely Green River Desert meeting a mixed freight in a siding on April 14, 1979.
The D&RGW rostered a Budd dome/club car called the 'Silver Shop'. It was used infrequently on the Rio Grande Zephyr but did come in handy when the Silver Banquet dining car was down for repairs. R... (more)