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Photo ID: 112344
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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CP RG645 (Colton (Crossover))
Carbon County, UT
64
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Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
After setting the air on the back third of the train, the helper crew indicates to the head end that they are good to pull ahead, cutting away from the train. Once they are clear of the crossover at Colton, DS-378 will cross the manned helper over to Main 2 so they can return to Helper.
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Photo ID: 112343
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
CP RG645 (Colton (Crossover))
Carbon County, UT
73
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
The 15 miles or so between Castle Gate and Colton are the steepest part of the climb up Soldier Summit. Indeed, those 15 miles are really the only section of the climb that necessitate mid-train swing helpers. This coal load just passed the crossover at Colton and is starting to slow to a stop. It is here that the mid-train swing helpers will cut out from the train and return to Helper.
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Photo ID: 112342
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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CP RG639 (East Kyune)
Carbon County, UT
61
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
The control point at East Kyune has to be one of the most unique control points out there. Westbound trains pass the signal on the east side of Kyune tunnel. The switches for the siding are on the west side of the tunnel. The tunnel itself is 468-feet long on Main 1 and 410-feet long on Main 2.
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Photo ID: 112341
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Nolan Tunnels to Kyune (MP 636.1 to MP 638.9)
Carbon County, UT
63
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Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
After running through Nolan Tunnels, this westbound coal load left the highway for about a mile to follow along Price River. Here, the tracks rejoin US-6 at a fantastic S-Curve.
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Photo ID: 112340
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Nolan Tunnels (MP 636.1 (403 feet))
Carbon County, UT
62
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Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
UP 7851 and train emerge from the 401-foot Nolan Tunnels on Main 1. This is one of the few spots on the east side of Soldier Summit where the tracks depart from US-6. The highway runs through a cut here, while the tracks follow along Price River.
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Photo ID: 112339
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Utah Railway Jct to Lynn (MP 628.9 to MP 632.7)
Carbon County, UT
64
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Provo (UP) Union Pacific
Four mid-train swing helpers are throttled up in run 8, helping this CWELB (Coal train, West Elk to Long Beach) make its way up Soldier Summit alongside US-6.
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Photo ID: 112338
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Utah Railway Jct to Lynn (MP 628.9 to MP 632.7)
Carbon County, UT
93
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Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
With four mid-train (manned) helpers cut into the train, this Long Beach, CA bound coal load is now making the climb up the 2% grade of Soldier Summit on Main 1.
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Photo ID: 112337
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Helper (MP 626.5)
Helper, UT
61
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
The conductor for the mid-train helper set throws the yard switch in the helper yard back to Track one after four units came out of the yard onto Main 1 and have been cut in to a westbound coal load.
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Photo ID: 112336
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Helper (MP 626.5)
Helper, UT
59
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
Soldier Summit is one of the few places left in the United States that still uses manned helpers. Heavy westbound UP unit trains, such as coal and oil, have a mid-train swing helpers cut in from the Helper Yard onto Main 1.
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Photo ID: 112335
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Helper (MP 626.5)
Helper, UT
57
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
The crew on this eastbound coal empty is onboard and just about ready to start rolling east. The train will load at the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch. Meanwhile, manned helpers are about to cut in to a westbound coal load on Main 1.
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Photo ID: 112334
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Helper (MP 626.5)
Helper, UT
75
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Union Pacific
Although coal has largely declined in recent years, it has not yet disappeared completely. I actually lucked out and caught a meet between a westbound load on Main 1 and an eastbound empty on Main 2. The load is waiting for manned helpers to be cut in, and the empty is waiting for a new crew to climb onboard.
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Photo ID: 112329
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Castilla to Springville (MP 684.7 to MP 695.8)
Spanish Fork, UT
86
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) BNSF
When the Provo-Denver departed Provo, it was on Main 2. When the train got to Springville, DS-378 crossed the train over to Main 1. Main 1 and Main 2 do not follow the same alignment through Spanish Fork, but come back together at the throat of the canyon that leads to Soldier Summit. Here, in some of the last bit of light for the day, the Provo-Denver on Main 1 meets back up at Main 2 in Spanish Fork for the journey east over Soldier Summit.
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Photo ID: 112328
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Castilla to Springville (MP 684.7 to MP 695.8)
Spanish Fork, UT
81
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) BNSF
The Wasatch range stands tall in the background as BNSF's Provo-Denver moves east at track speed on Main 1 alongside some relatively new townhomes in Spanish Fork.
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Photo ID: 112325
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan
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Provo to Geneva (MP 701.1 to MP 707.1)
Provo, UT
59
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) UTA
A Front Runner commuter train, led by MP36PH-3C, pulls away from the Provo commuter station. The shot was taken from the Amtrak Platform at Provo alongside UP's Main 1 and 2 on the Provo Sub.
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Photo ID: 112119
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Nolan Tunnels
Carbon County, UT
88
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Subdivision
Railroad
Provo (UP) Canadian Pacific, BNSF
CP 8804 is about to disappear into Nolan Tunnel on Main 1. The unit is putting in some power sharing time on BNSF, currently serving on a westbound coal train.
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