Photo ID: 112115 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG662 (West Gilluly) Utah County, UT 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer just knocked down a clear (green) signal on Main 1 at the west end of Gilluly. This would be the final shot for me on the two-day chase of the Mountaineer from Glenwood west toward Salt Lake City. The train would continue on from Gilluly to make it to Salt Lake City by 8:30pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112114 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Gilluly Utah County, UT 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Nearly halfway alongside the center siding of Gilluly, the Rocky Mountaineer is going around a long, sweeping, 180° curve. As amazing as Big Ten Curve in Colorado is, the loops at and around Gilluly are, in my opinion, even more amazing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112113 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Four UP units and the Rocky Mountaineer are both on the move after meeting each other here on the grade just east of the east switch of Gilluly. The units are headed to Helper to await assignment on a westbound train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112112 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer As the Rocky Mountaineer descends down the 2% grade on Main 1, it meets a quartet of UP units heading east on Main 2. Note the cut in the upper right corner of the train. This is where the Mountaineer was just a few minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112111 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The westbound Rocky Mountaineer is heading geographically north as it wraps through one of the numerous S-Curve above the center siding of Gilluly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112110 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit to Gilluly Utah County, UT 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just west of Soldier Summit, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by a frozen pond as it starts its descent down the 2% grade. Despite being a week into spring, winter still has a bit of a grip here at the top of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112109 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit Utah County, UT 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The test run of the Rocky Mountaineer between Moab, UT and Salt Lake City, UT attracted a pretty good crowd on Soldier Summit. Several railfans photograph and record the train as it rolls across the grade crossing near the west end of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112108 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Soldier Summit Utah County, UT 7 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer has made it to the top of the final pass it will run over on the way west to Salt Lake City. The train is roughly 7,470 feet (2,277 meters) above Sea Level and is still on Main 1. The siding at Soldier Summit is located alongside Main 1. There are crossovers at either end of Soldier Summit, so trains on Main 2 could crossover to access the siding as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112107 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kyune to Colton Utah County, UT 8 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Just east of Colton, the Rocky Mountaineer is about to pass underneath US-6 as it continues to follow Price River around toward the next control point, Colton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112106 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG639 (East Kyune) Utah County, UT 5 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Kyune is one of three sidings located on Soldier Summit. Even though Soldier Summit has two main tracks, sidings are still occasionally necessary. If nothing else, two of them can serve as crossover between the two mains as they are "center sidings", located between the two main tracks. Kyune is the first of the sidings when heading west. The Mountaineer throttles up as the max speed increases from 30 MPH to 35 MPH. Note the very interesting signal protecting the siding. The red signals on the right side of the signal indicate the switch leaving the siding is aligned toward Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112105 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG639 (East Kyune) Utah County, UT 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer emerges from the second tunnel since departing Helper, 468-foot Kyune Tunnel. The train is already in a very long OS for the east switch of Kyune. The signals for the center-siding are located on the opposite side of Kyune Tunnels. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112104 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nolan Tunnels Carbon County, UT 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The Rocky Mountaineer emerge from the west portal of Nolan Tunnel. Here, the tracks temporarily depart US-6 to follow the Price River. The road runs up a steep grade, through a tall cut through the mountain, to save time and distance. This is a great place to get ahead of near any train if you are chasing it west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112103 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer Unlike the Moffat in Colorado, Soldier Summit has very few tunnels. There are, in fact, only three pairs of tunnels. The first one west of Helper are the Nolan Tunnels. The westbound Mountaineer is on Main 1, approaching the east entrance to the 403-foot Nolan Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112102 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lynn to Kyune Carbon County, UT 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer RMRX 8020 has turned the corner and is approaching the east portal of the Nolan Tunnels, around 10 miles west of Helper. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112101 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Gate Carbon County, UT 6 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Provo (UP) Rocky Mountaineer The lower part of part of Soldier Summit pretty closely follows US-6 along Price River. The Rocky Mountaineer is running west on Main 1 as it passes by the very well known rockface knows as Castle Gate. 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