The morning coal train on the Deseret Ry. ran a little earlier than usual today. This resulted in an empty departure that allowed a shot of its E60 in a full nose lit position. So here it is less ... (more)
Today was one of those near perfect days for rail photography: strong, low, early winter sun, beautiful fluffy clouds, and absolutely crystal clear Rocky Mountain air. And it was cold too. I had s... (more)
Deseret Ry’s E60 6000 hp electric #DPR-1 leads 2 more E60’s and a 44 car empty coal train through the colorful badlands of eastern Utah’s Coyote Basin. The colorful rocks exposed here are T... (more)
Deseret Ry’s E60 #DPR 1 is just leaving the unloading loop at the Bonanza Power Plant in far eastern Utah on a perfect summer day. Those small mounds on both sides of the track are stabilized sa... (more)
It gets very cold on the uplands of eastern Utah. This early March shot shows a fair amount of snow still on the ground as the Deseret Ry's morning train pulls slowly out of the unloading loop at ... (more)
Coyote Basin in far eastern Utah is a large and completely unpopulated area with no paved roads. Only the Deseret Ry. runs out here. This is a 44 car loaded coal train about 10 miles from the Bona... (more)
DPR #1 leads an empty coal train out of the Deseret Power plant near Bonanza, Utah. The train is approaching MP 34. The plant’s coal handling equipment is visible in the background. This locatio... (more)
The Deseret Ry's morning coal loads have finished unloading at the Bonanza Power Plant and are snaking their way through the S curve at MP32. The train is on its way back to the Deserado Mine in C... (more)