The eastbound Zephyr, running close to on time, is descending Price River Canyon on Main 1 as it emerges from Nolan Tunnel. At Lynn, the Zephyr will crossover to Main 2 for its station stop in Helper.
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The eastbound Zephyr is slowing as it crosses underneath the West Helper Crossover signal bridge (which has yet to be replaced by UP). The Zephyr is less than half a mile away from its station stop in Helper.
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MK50-3 #5005 leads an IPPX coal empty eastbound on Main 2 through the crossover at Rio. The train is headed for the Wildcat Loadout on Utah Railways own line southwest of Helper.
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The summer scenery on Soldier Summit is truly fantastic! Case-in-point is this eastbound Utah Railway coal empty charging up the western slope of Soldier Summit at the crossover at Rio.
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Despite the fact it has been a decade since Genesee and Wyoming bought Utah Railway, more than half the engines still wear the red and gray scheme. However, UR 5005 now sports the bright orange that is standard on most Genesee and Wyoming railroads. This eastbound coal empty is passing through the Red Narrows, specifically at Narrows Crossover.
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At the summit of Soldier Summit, this eastbound UP coal empty is on the move on Main 2. The train will descent the eastern slope of Soldier Summit and head for CV Spur where it can load at the Savage Loadout.
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I know it is only a matter of time before these signals at the west end of Soldier Summit are replaced. Probably not much time at that! That will be a sad day as they are such staples of this location. UR 5005 leads three sister MK50-3s and an SD50 down Main 2.
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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.
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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.
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Utah Railway's headquarters are located at Martin on the west side of Helper, UT. Here, they have a small yard and an engine maintenance facility. The old corporate headquarters building (prior to the Genesee and Wyoming takeover) is also visible along with a water tower.
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Even though the gray and red Utah Railway scheme is still the dominant paint scheme on the railroad, the orange Genesee and Wyoming scheme isn't going anywhere. UR 6060, an SD50, was just recently repainted in the bright new colors.
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A couple of miles beyond Utah Railways yard at Martin lies the Wildcat Loadout. This loadout was closed for a couple of years for work at the mines. It is active once again however and Utah Railway loads a few trains here a week.
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This Utah Railway coal train is creeping along at around 1/2 MPH as it is loaded at the Wildcat Loadout. This SD50 was cut in between a quartet of MK50-3s.
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With the coal train completely loaded, this Utah Railway power is headed back west to the other end of the loadout track. Once there, it will move back to the loaded rain (seen in the distance) and hook on to start the pull back over Soldier Summit to the west.
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With the now-loaded IPPX coal hoppers in tow, this Utah Railway train is departing the Wildcat Loadout to head back west over Soldier Summit.
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