Photo ID: 113120 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific I am a huge fan of the Utah Desert as I love the barren mounds of dirt which create a very interesting landscape. Hopefully, the UP managers (including "C-Level" managers such as CEO Jim Vena) and their families are enjoying the views as they roll west, climbing Thompson Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113121 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 100 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The appropriate names Thompson Curve near the apex of Thompson Hill is likely the most recognizable location of pictures in the Utah desert on the Green River Subdivision. Here, a UP passenger special is climbing through that famous S-Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113122 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers to Thompson (MP 521.4 to MP 527.3) Grand County, UT 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific This S-Curve (known as Thompson Curve) offers up just about everything you could ask for here in the Utah desert. In addition to the wonderful geography of the curve itself, you get a bit of desert vegetation (what little there is), dirt mounds, and the hard rock fast of the Book Cliffs in the distance. This UP passenger special is carrying UP's upper management (and their families) on a trip from Rifle, CO to Potash, UT at the south end of the Cane Creek Subdivision. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113123 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brendel Grand County, UT 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific UP 5898 and this passenger special have left the high speed mainline of the Green River Subdivision behind and the train is now heading south on the 25 MPH Cane Creek Subdivision. The subdivision runs almost 40 miles south toward Moab, UT, actually ending southwest of Moab at Potash, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113124 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brendel Grand County, UT 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific This 400mm shot of a UP passenger special on the Cane Creek Subdivision really sets up a nice background with the rocky Book Cliffs visible off in the distance near the Green River Subdivision mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113125 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Brendel Grand County, UT 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific This Union Pacific passenger special brought out a lot of railfans on this very unique trip south on the Cane Creek Subdivision. There were no fewer than two dozen railfans (and likely more) trackside at various points, getting shots of the unique move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113126 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bartlett Wash Grand County, UT 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific About 15 miles south of Brendel (where the Cane Creek Subdivision starts, branching away from the mainline), UP 5898 and special cross over Bartlett Wash on the approach to Mill Canyon Road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113127 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Moab Tunnel Grand County, UT 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific Way back in the steep vertical rock cliffs of Bootlegger Canyon, a UP passenger special emerges from Moab Tunnel, slowly heading south on the Cane Creek Subdivision toward Potash, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113128 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon Grand County, UT 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific After emerging from Moab Tunnel, this UP passenger special is slowly rolling through Bootlegger Canyon. High above the train, we can see the famous Corona Arch on the left side of the frame. One of the countless natural arch formations that can be found in and around Arches National Park. Corona Arch itself is actually location outside of the park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113129 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon Grand County, UT 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific UP 5898 and train are slowing here in Bootlegger Canyon, looking for a nice place to stop for an official corporate photo op! It is a great place to set up for one, with Corona Arch clearly visible in the top-left quadrant of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113130 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon Grand County, UT 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific UP 5898 and passenger special has come to a stop here in Bootlegger Canyon to set up for an official corporate photo op. The Cane Creek Subdivision was built between August 1961 and the end of 1962 by the Denver and Rio Grande Western. While no (public) passenger train ever traveled on the branch under Rio Grande, I am not sure if the railroad ever ran an officer's special train down the branch. It is certainly possible that this is the first time in history that a passenger train has run through Bootlegger Canyon! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113131 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon Grand County, UT 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific After stopping for an official photo op, UP 5898 and special continue rolling south at the south end of Bootlegger Canyon. This is quite possibly my favorite shot of the day. Crystal clear blue sky, fantastic lighting, the red rock of the canyon, and some nice, lush green included at the bottom of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113132 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon to Potash Grand County, UT 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific Just beyond the cut at the south end Bootlegger Canyon this UP passenger special continues south toward Potash. The train has roughly seven miles left on its journey. If you look closely, you can see a nice photo line of railfans set up at the south end of the cut on the right side of the picture. They are standing on the Corona Arch Trailhead, which happens to cross the tracks! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113133 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon to Potash Grand County, UT 108 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific The final few miles of the Cane Creek Subdivision follow along Potash Road, current still quite a little ways below the tracks, both following the winding Colorado River. The rock formations you can see if you are lucky enough to be on this passenger special are simply amazing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113134 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bootlegger Canyon to Potash Grand County, UT 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Cane Creek (UP) Union Pacific UP cleaned every nook and cranny on UP 5898, which is wearing UP's new official paint scheme, for it to lead this passenger special which includes "C-Level" managers from Union Pacific. As you can see, the new paint scheme has removed the wings from the nose, and moved the American flag from the long hood to the nose. While I do not know the reasons for the changes, I would speculate that this new scheme is a little less expensive, with a smaller American flag and no wings on the nose to contend with. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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