The Chevron local YSC53 meets one of the other locals base out of Roper Yard. The Chevron tonight has had it tandem of GP15's broken up by a GP38 578.

An ex Southern Pacific AC4400CW once SP 310, is working the Acid train at Garfield, Utah. Now UP 6362 with 7268.

Tried out a new spot this afternoon. It was nice to see a train with no DPU's with four units up front. UP 6394 and companions cut through the pea soup we have for air these days. We are currently... (more)

The Chevron local, is set to go to work at the Chevron refinery. GP15's UPY 575, and 573, are doing the honors.

The work is done. It's time for the Chevron local to high tail it's self back to Roper Yard.

For the second day in a row, I was able to catch Amtrak in territory it shouldn't be seen in the daylight. Still out on the Western Pacific portion of the Zephyr route at first light. Even though ... (more)

Chasing Amtrak out in open territory may not be the best idea. 45 miles from my previous photo. We end up getting to the same spot simultaneously. He had 79 mile per hour track-age, 34 of those mi... (more)

It's a short one today for the Chevron local. Now for their toughest task. Find space in Roper yard. When I left 20 minutes later, they were still waiting for a spot.

Amtrak in some country not usually seen in the daylight. Four and a half hours late. Amtrak number 6 the Zephyr is still out on the Shafter Sub. With the heavy traffic from the detour trains on th... (more)

Foreign power leading, is just something we just don't get here on the UP in Utah. The problem is that anything that heads east of Ogden on the overland route is required to have cab controls. It ... (more)

Local mania. The YSC53 lead by UPY 575 recently went up the center rail. And is trying to get an open rail into Roper yard. The LUE43 lead by UP 4427 is on the far right. Is is also going to need ... (more)

UP 2213 still earning it's keep. Once Union Pacific 6054 hauling APL stack trains and pig trains. Both the trailer variety, and some of the last Farmer John variety. Now as technically a SD62E 221... (more)

A nice way to finish off the day. Union Pacific 8818, 8505, with 6946 pushing on the rear. Round the big sweeping curve at marblehead, with a grain train on the Shafter Subdivision.

The detour train, of all detour trains. It really is a UP train, but the CP power stayed on when it came across the boarder. About as cool as it gets, capturing a pure Canadian Pacific consist 80... (more)

Now this is what I call a detour train. A pure set of Canadian Pacific pool power running across the Great Salt Lake, on the Western Pacific causeway. Canadian Pacific 8051, 8007, and DPU 8863 tak... (more)