Photo ID: 104293 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson, UT 1785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak An unusual site for the Utah Desert...at least in 2012. In the 1980's, it was not uncommon to see the Kansas on the back of the California Zephyr when Rio Grande officials needed to go from Denver to Salt Lake City or vice versa. On those trips, the Zephyr would usually have a Rio Grande unit as a pilot on the front of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104292 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson, UT 2283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Ski Train For years, this car was known as the Wilson McCarthy when it was a business car for Rio Grande. It was renamed the Kansas and served many years on the Ski Train as one of the private cars (along with the Utah and California). Now, it has been rebranded for the "American Railway Explorer". This is a new service that will be based out of Los Angeles for trips up and down the coast. This may well be the last time the car is on former DRGW trackage! One last nail in the Ski Train coffin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104291 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Thompson Thompson, UT 2202 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is right on time as it makes its way through the desolate scenery of the Utah Desert. On this day, the Zephyr happens to have a bonus car! The "Kansas" (previously the Wilson McCarthy) which was used as a business car for years on the Rio Grande, and later on the Ski Train, is being sent to Los Angeles, its new home. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104271 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ruby Canyon Western Colorado 1436 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr is approaching the east switch of Utaline. The siding is so-named because the west switch falls right on the line of the Colorado/Utah border. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104270 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ruby Canyon Western Colorado 1664 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak It is pretty impossible to get the right exposure on this shot on a clear day in the summer. The sun is on the north side of the canyon, guaranteeing trains will be in the shadows here. Regardless, we look down several hundred feet on the California Zephyr from the rim of Ruby Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104269 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ruby Canyon Western Colorado 1434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak Toward the west end of Ruby Canyon, McDonald Creek meets up with the Colorado River. Here, the California Zephyr crosses over the creek as it makes its way west. We are less than two miles away from the Colorado/Utah border (on the Colorado side). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104268 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Ruby Canyon Western Colorado 1505 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Amtrak An hour late westbound California Zephyr winds its way along the Colorado River through the bottom of Ruby Canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103077 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 546 (RG546) Solitude, UT 2292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) BNSF Less than five minutes before the sun peaks over the Book Cliffs to the east, BNSF's Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest has a clear signal at the east switch of Solitude. This is the first train to run over these tracks since a coal empty, seven hours earlier! The desert doesn't get much action these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103076 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 546 (RG546) Solitude, UT 2216 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The signal for the mainline at the east end of Solitude is right in between the mainline (on the left) and the siding (on the right). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103075 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 546 (RG546) Solitude, UT 2430 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific It is about 20 minutes before sunrise at the east switch of Solitude in the Utah Desert. The dwarf signal remains on at all times at this location, whether there is a train present or not. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 20, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 546 (RG546) Solitude, UT 2200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific It is right around 11:30pm as an eastbound UP coal load makes its way across the Utah desert. The train is empty and will be loaded on the North Fork branch in western Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101364 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita (RG461) Fruita, CO 1697 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific The Landmark Local has a clear signal to continue west out of Fruita and a very clear track ahead! The local sometime heads out into the Utah Desert as far as Cisco, but on this Tuesday, its switching duties won't take it further then Mack, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101363 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fruita Fruita, CO 2135 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande This GP40-2 is without a doubt my personal favorite on Union Pacific's roster. Why? It was the very first Rio Grande unit (GP40-2 or otherwise) to be patched and added to UP's roster. UP 5234 started life as DRGW 3122. In 1997, the unit was given a patch and renumbered to UP 5245. Here, ten years later, the unit still retains the same number and leads the Landmark Local west through Fruita on its way to Mack for some switching. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101359 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Durham (RG452) Grand Junction, CO 1842 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific At 7:15am, the MPVNY is quickly making its way toward the siding of Durham just outside Grand Junction. Once the train reaches Grand Junction, it will stop for several hours for switching, a crew change, and maintenance crews to clear east of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101358 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sagers (RG520) Thompson, UT 1885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific It is very early in the morning (around 5:00am) as a westbound makes its way past the high green signal at the east end of Sagers. The train is a BNSF Denver to Stockton manifest making its way west across the Utah Desert. 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