Utah Railway empty coal train hits first light at Kyune, 9005 and three sisters will load at Wildcat and bring the loads back west this same afternoon.

Union Pacific’s “dirt train” from Salt Lake City to Helper, the LJP44 local, curves downgrade in Price River Canyon between Kyune and Nolan, Utah, on November 21, 2003.

An eastbound BNSF trackage rights manifest eases down the steep grade into the Price River valley as it passes the west end of Kyune center siding.

Three former Southern Pacific GE units are westbound with a coal train just east of Helper, Utah. GE AC4400CW 260 is followed by 156 and 258.

With a bad-order hopper in the siding, an eastbound train of empties drifts downgrade at Kyune, Utah. It’s shortly after first light on a crisp March morning.

Westbound at Kyune, Utah, a Rio Grande mixed freight grinds upgrade toward Soldier Summit.

The eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr is dwarfed by th scenery of the Wasatch Range as it approaches Kyune, Utah.

A solid train of Rio Grande hoppers returns to the coal fields, descending the Price River Canyon east of Kyune, Utah.

Climbing alongside the Price River, a westbound Rio Grande manifest passes near Kyune, Utah on its way to Soldier Summit.

Steam Scenes publisher, photographer Nils Huxtable made special arrangements with the Utah Railway. To have their F45 9013 leaded up the Canyon. He was kind enough to let my dad know of the arrang... (more)

Utah Railway 9007 pulls an empty coal train through Price River Canyon. The train will load at the Wildcat loadout.

Out for a test drive. Utah Railway is trying out MK's 5000 hp Caterpillar power plants in the model called a MK5000C. After being tried out and rejected by UP, SP, and BCR. MPI/MK finally found a ... (more)

MK5000C MPEX 9902 and SP 503 meet D&RGW 5354 in the Price River canyon. The original intention for the 5000 horse powered MK locomotives was for the three demo unit to go to Union Pacific. With th... (more)

The Utah Railway use to be a steady player on Soldier Summit with their coal trains out of Martin and areas around Helper. Back in 2001 we see a coal train near Kyune tackling the 2% grade. A big ... (more)

Utah Railway quartet of SD40's 9011 9002 9007 9001 haul another load of coal, through the Price and Spanish Fork Canyon's.