Photo ID: 112392 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Yard Helper, UT 364 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Not much hangs out in the yard at Helper these days. One thing that does seem to be in storage here is a long string of refrigerated box cars. They are in the upper yard at Helper. You can see there is a small slope up to those yard tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112391 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Yard Helper, UT 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific Earlier in the day, it was determined that UP 8377 has some PTC issues. It was removed from the rest of the units used in the helper set, which are on the track to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112390 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Yard Helper, UT 292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP does not have too many Tier-4 locomotives on the roster. And of the ones they do have, even fewer are EMD's SD70ACe-T4. The units are mechanically complex and expensive to maintain. UP 3069 is an example of one such unit. Not the long hood that does not have the slants that of a normal SD70ACe. Additionally, there are three radiator fans instead of two. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112389 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Helper Yard Helper, UT 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific It is a quiet evening in the yard at Helper. There are no trains set to come through here in the little bit of daylight that remains. Two helper sets sit, waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112388 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (UP) Provo, UT 293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific These interesting-looking units are both considered to be part of UP's Maintenance of Way fleet. They were built by a company named Relco in Albia, IA. They were introduced onto the roster in 2019. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112387 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (UP) Provo, UT 320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific While BNSF's Denver to Provo is working on entering the BNSF/Utah Railway yard at Provo, a UP work train sits in the UP yard at Provo. This work train was working at Mounds the previous day, but has now returned to Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112372 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Skyline Load Out (MP 19) Carbon County, UT 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific This UP coal empty has stopped short of the coal load out at Skyline Mine near the end of the Pleasant Valley Sub. The conductor is searching for one of the mine operators to facilitate loading the train. The big question is...how much life does the Skyline Mine and this load out have left in it? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112371 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Skyline Load Out (MP 19) Carbon County, UT 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific This Intermountain Power coal empty has made its way 18 miles up the Pleasant Valley Sub and has arrived at the Skyline load out. The conductor hopped off the train to find somebody that works at the load out to coordinate loading the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112370 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Valcam (MP 17) Carbon County, UT 269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific At Valcam, near the Skyline load out, UP 5941 passes by some empty coal hoppers as it slows down, not too far off now from the Skyline load out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112369 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Scofield (MP 15) Carbon County, UT 325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific The valley that Scofield Reservoir (and Scofield State Park) are in is truly a beautiful one! I could not have asked for better weather on this afternoon as this coal empty makes its way along at the max track speed of 20 MPH. The train is approaching the small town of Scofield, which has a population of roughly 27. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112368 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Scofield Dam to Scofield (MP 10 to MP 15) Carbon County, UT 251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific After the climb through the Price River Valley, the Pleasant Valley Sub breaks into more open terrain as the tracks follow along the south short of Scofield Reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112367 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 to Scofield Dam (MP 1 to MP 10) Carbon County, UT 313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific This coal empty will load at the Skyline Mine at the end of nearly 19 mile long Pleasant Valley Subdivision. The only industry on the branch line is the mine. I am very fortunate that I had the opportunity to get a few shots from a truly beautiful line that sees little traffic. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112366 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 to Scofield Dam (MP 1 to MP 10) Carbon County, UT 238 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific UP 5941 is nearing the top of the climb through the valley with the Price river, approaching the Scofield Reservoir Dam. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112365 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 1 to Scofield Dam (MP 1 to MP 10) Carbon County, UT 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific The Pleasant Valley Sub follows the Price River through a valley that is virtual inaccessible except by rail and by foot. The relative lack of trains makes it even harder to shoot. I lucked into some perfect lighting and a coal empty climbing through the valley on this Saturday afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112364 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colton Yard (MP 1) Utah County, UT 224 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pleasant Valley (UP) Union Pacific An Intermountain Power coal train is leaving the main tracks at Colton, and is headed up the Pleasant Valley Sub. Intermountain Power is planning to end its use of coal by the end of 2025, which is certainly have an impact on the number of coal trains that run on Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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