Photo ID: 104279 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton, UT 2089 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway A few miles east of Colton finds this colorful Utah Railway coal empty descending down the west slope of Soldier Summit on Main 2. The train is about to pass under the recently-widened overpass for US-6. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103084 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 645 (RG645) Colton, UT 2605 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway The steepest part of Soldier Summit is between Helper and the crossover at Colton. Frequently, mid-train swing helpers are cutout at Colton as the train can make it up to the top of Soldier Summit along at that point. Such is the case here, as five Utah Railways helpers have been cut out of the coal train at Colton and are returing toward Martin (near Helper) on Main 1. The tail end of the coal train can be seen departing west on Main 2 in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103079 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 643 Colton, UT 2117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF About seven miles east of the summit of Soldier Summit, an eastbound BNSF manifest (which left Provo earlier in the day) descends down the relatively gentle 0.64% grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100458 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 11, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Colton, UT 2559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Amtrak After crossing over from Main One to Main Two at Colton, Amtrak is back up to track speed as it is about to cross under US-6 to continue east toward Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100449 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 10, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Colton, UT 2454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific, Utah Railway UP 6774 leads a Utah Railway train westbound just west of Colton crossover. Utah Railway leases the head-end power from UP for its coal trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100160 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Colton, UT 2060 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific This train is progressing down the 0.68% grade just east of Colton. Note that the train is not following the right-hand rule, running the "wrong way" on main one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100158 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Colton, UT 1642 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Colton is the location where the Pleasant Valley Subdivision (which runs 21 miles to the Skyline Mine) breaks off from the mainline. Here, a westbound coal load has passed the branch line, running the "wrong way" on main two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100135 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 14, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Colton, UT 1849 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific A loaded coal train is coming off the Pleasant Valley Subdivison from the Skyline Mine. It was announced in the second half of 2003 that the Skyline Mine will be shut down in March or April of 2004. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.