Photo ID: 112118 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 23 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF A Canadian Pacific ES44AC is the final DPU on a westbound loaded coal train, the front half of which has passed through Nolan Tunnel on Main 1. I actually got a shot of this same CP unit just two days earlier in Colorado on the Provo-Denver. Looks like it go to Denver and was immediately added to this coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112117 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF BNSF's loaded coal train, headed for the Valmy Power Plant in Nevada, is approaching the Nolan Tunnels on Soldier Summit. Upon reaching Provo, the BNSF crew will get off the train and a UP crew will take over for the trip to Nevada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112116 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF coal load is taking on the 2% grade of Soldier Summit on Main 1. The train loaded in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and is now making its way west across the former-Rio Grande. It is ultimately headed for the Valmy Power Plant in Nevada. The two coal-fired generating units at the plant are scheduled to be decommissioned in 2025, so this coal train is likely near the end of its life. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112107 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune to Colton Utah County, UT 24 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just east of Colton, the Rocky Mountaineer is about to pass underneath US-6 as it continues to follow Price River around toward the next control point, Colton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112106 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG639 (East Kyune) Utah County, UT 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Kyune is one of three sidings located on Soldier Summit. Even though Soldier Summit has two main tracks, sidings are still occasionally necessary. If nothing else, two of them can serve as crossover between the two mains as they are "center sidings", located between the two main tracks. Kyune is the first of the sidings when heading west. The Mountaineer throttles up as the max speed increases from 30 MPH to 35 MPH. Note the very interesting signal protecting the siding. The red signals on the right side of the signal indicate the switch leaving the siding is aligned toward Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112105 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG639 (East Kyune) Utah County, UT 27 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer emerges from the second tunnel since departing Helper, 468-foot Kyune Tunnel. The train is already in a very long OS for the east switch of Kyune. The signals for the center-siding are located on the opposite side of Kyune Tunnels. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112103 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Unlike the Moffat in Colorado, Soldier Summit has very few tunnels. There are, in fact, only three pairs of tunnels. The first one west of Helper are the Nolan Tunnels. The westbound Mountaineer is on Main 1, approaching the east entrance to the 403-foot Nolan Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112102 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 25 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 has turned the corner and is approaching the east portal of the Nolan Tunnels, around 10 miles west of Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104290 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune Helper, UT 2339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway The curves at Kyune make for some really nice rail photography. In this shot, this Utah Railway coal load is headed west on Main 2. Next to it is the siding of Kyune and on the far side in Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104280 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Kyune Helper, UT 2581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway The gentle S-Curve at the west switch of Kyune is a great place for a shot of an eastbound in morning light. If you look close, you'll notice a clear signal on Main 1. DS-78 is preparing for a westbound coal load that has not left Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100983 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 1, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune Fairview, UT 2035 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Amtrak Heading east on Main Two, Amtrak 6 passes some wonderful fall colors just east of the Kyune tunnels on its way down off of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Damian Lydick Location Times Viewed West of Kyune Fairview, UT 2689 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway Having now conquered the worst of the grade on the east slope of Soldier Summit, this coal train will soon cross underneath US-6 (to the geographic west side) and arrive at Colton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster Email Questions or Comments to the photographer Damian Lydick or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100971 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune Fairview, UT 2265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway Utah Railway has, traditionally, leased power rather than purchased it. The lease is always an extended lease, lasting for 10 years or longer. It is always interesting to see what is on the roster each time you visit the Utah. On this day, four SD50S's, one ex-ATSF SD45, and an MK50-3 working hard up the 2% grade just west of Kyune. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100962 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune Fairview, UT 3233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway A Utah Railway coal empty follows the Price River east along the center siding of Kyune. The train is being led by four MK50-3's, which are essentially SD50's internally. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100157 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune Kyune, UT 1717 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific After loading at the Savage mine east of Price overnight, this westbound coal load is running through the steepest part of the climb from Helper to Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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