Photo ID: 100958 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mounds Green River, UT 3670 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Perhaps my best night shot to date, this was a half hour (yep, nearly 30 minutes) exposure taken at the east switch of Mounds. It was taken between 5:30am and 6:00am, although the light behind the signal is not the sun. That is ambient light from the town of Wellington, about ten miles away. Note all the stars swirling around the North Star in the upper right corner of the photo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100959 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Gate Helper, UT 2458 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific It is early in the morning at this MNYRO is working hard in the Price River Canyon as it passes just west of Castle Gate, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100960 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nolan Helper, UT 2017 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific UP 4398 leads the MNYRO-29 west through the S-Curves just west of Nolan, UT on Main One. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100961 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Fairview, UT 2326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway Just west of Colton, UT towards Soldier Summit, a Utah Railway coal empty races east down the grade along great fall colors on the hill in the distance. 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 3155 (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: 100963 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nolan Helper, UT 2626 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway West of Nolan, UT, this coal empty led by three really dirty, and one really clean, MK50-3's is soaked in perfect morning light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100964 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Price Price, UT 2575 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Utah Railway Two dozen brand new IPPX hoppers are on the front of this Utah Railway coal empty as it passes through the town of Price. The train is headed for the Savage coal mine on the CV Spur. It will load there and then depart west, going back over Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100965 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Helper, UT 3686 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande This is exactly the way a Rio Grande SD40T-2 should look! A well worn paint scheme, a dirty plow, a well-worn paint scheme, and burned paint beneath the dynamic brake intake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100966 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Helper, UT 2864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande My favorite characteristic of any Rio Grande tunnel motor (aside from the fact that it is Rio Grande) would have to be the fuel tank. Only the 73 Grande units had slightly shortened fuel tanks, setting them apart from their Espee T-2 brothers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100967 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Helper, UT 2826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Earlier in the year, one of 5371's number boards was actually stolen right off the unit! Fortunately, the excellent team at Roper (in Salt Lake City) came up with this hand-painted make-shift replacement! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100968 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Gate Helper, UT 1943 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Union Pacific Unit auto racks are very rare on the former Grande these days. This is why I was shocked to come across the unit auto making its way up the eastern slope of Soldier Summit on this fall afternoon. I believe the auto racks had been tied down in a siding in the desert and were being placed back in service. The three units on the point were added in Helper (and would be removed at Colton) as front-end helpers to climb the 2.5% grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100969 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Gate Helper, UT 2607 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway After loading at CV Spur about three miles east of Price, UT, this Utah Railway coal train is working hard up the eastern slopes of Soldier Summit, running west on Main One. Four MK50-3's power the train up front. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100970 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Gate Helper, UT 2044 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway Six mid-train swing helpers, including a former ATSF SD45, pass a grouping of fall-colored trees and the Price River Canyon just east of Castle Gate, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster 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 2197 (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: 100972 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 30, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit Heber City, UT 2389 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Utah Railway At the top of Soldier Summit (7,477 feet above sea level), UR 5006 slows to a stop to allow the six swing helper to cut out of the train and return to Martin, just outside of Helper. 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