Photo ID: 114089 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Limon Yard Limon, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad KYLE Railroad Utah Railway Utah Railway 5005 received a repaint into Genessee and Wyoming orange. After being purchased by Genessee and Wyoming, and after the collapse of coal on Soldier Summit (for Utah Railway), the MK50-3s were transferred to the KYLE railroad. UTAH 5005 (now lettered SPTX 5005) is ready to head to its next owner. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114088 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Limon Yard Limon, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad KYLE Railroad Utah Railway This MK50-3 still sports the paint of Utah Railway. However, it is being sold off and it is now lettered as SPTX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114087 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Limon Yard Limon, CO 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad KYLE Railroad Utah Railway The noses of these MK50-3s (originally MK5000Cs) are some of the most unique noses. They have a very heavy slope on the outsides of the nose. Here, UTAH 5006 is waiting for UP to pick it up (and two of its sister units) to head to Nebraska and their next owner. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114086 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 26, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Limon Yard Limon, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad KYLE Railroad Utah Railway Here is a blast from the past! Utah Railway had six of these MK units (originally MK5000C, later MK50-3). They were eventually transferred to the KYLE railroad, but they were never repainted. Now, three of them are off to a new home. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 114032 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 13, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway Utah Railway 5004 was built by Morrison Knudsen in August 1995 as an MK5000C. The unit, one of six, had a 5,000 HP caterpillar prime mover. The six units were great for hauling heavy coal trains, but developed some mechanical issues. In 2003, they were rebuilt as MK50-3s, with their prime movers and alternators replaced with those from retired SD50s. They served on Utah Railway until 2017. After the decline of the coal, Genessee and Wyoming (parent company of Utah Railway) reassigned the six units to another railroad they owned, the KYLE in Colorado and Kansas. Increasingly, the units were being used for parts. Last month (June 2026), it was announced that UTAH 5004 will be preserved at the Utah State Railway Museum in Ogden, UT. In this shot, the unit is in North Yard in Denver, making its way toward Ogden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112320 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (Utah Railway) Provo, UT 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway If I am not mistaken, UTAH 6061 is the only remaining Utah Railway unit that has not been repainted in the Genesee and Wyoming orange, black, and yellow scheme. Here, it is one of four units waiting to head west on a train out of the yard at Provo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112319 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Provo Yard (Utah Railway) Provo, UT 284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway The yard at Provo is actually pretty cool, being tucked in up against the western front of the Wasatch range. This part of the yard is shared by Utah Railway and BNSF. You can see four Utah Railway units, getting ready to be moved to be placed on a train that will depart west toward Salt Lake City and Ogden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112317 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 333 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway A closeup view of the south side of the Utah Railway locomotive shop in Martin. Unfortunately, the shop hasn't really been used in years as Utah Railway has essentially stopped running trains over Soldier Summit. It now focuses on the manifest market between Provo and Ogden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112316 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 360 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway The engine facility at Martin was once busy every day with maintenance activity for the Utah Railway fleet. With the demise of coal, however, Utah Railway has all but abandoned everything here in Helper. The doors on the engine facility have been closed for years now, silence filling the area. The mainline is the track immediately to the left of the engine facility. I always thought it was interesting how the mainline passed right next to the building. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112315 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 324 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway Isn't it funny how time changes all things? 25 years ago, this same shot would have been filled with coal hoppers. Hoppers either waiting to go to Wildcat for loading, or hoppers that had been loaded and were waiting to head west over Soldier Summit. Now, the yard at Martin is filled with tank cars. Cars that will go to Wildcat to be loaded with oil, or some that already have oil and are waiting to head west of Soldier Summit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112314 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Martin Yard (Utah Railway) Helper, UT 308 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Utah Railway This office building, overlooking the Utah Railway yard at Martin, was once the headquarters for Utah Railway. However, it has since been abandoned and is has even been put on the market for sale at various points in recent years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106548 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 2083 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Utah Railway, BNSF This will be the last time I see Utah Railway MK50-3 #5005. Well, I may see the unit again, but if I do, it'll be under KYLE Railroad ownership. This southbound BNSF manifest is approaching a yellow (Approach) signal between Castle Rock and Tomah Road. Note the new signals that have been erected (though not yet activated) on either side of Main 1. BNSF is in the process of slowly adding CTC to Main 1! Main 2 is likely to follow suit, in which case trains can easily be run in either direction, on either main, between Littleton and Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106547 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 2284 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Utah Railway Utah Railway's six MK50-3s lived on the roster for about 16 years, from 2001 to 2017. Utah Railway has typically leased its power, rather than buy it outright. The long term leases usually last anywhere from 10-15 years. That's how Utah Railway has had such a colorful variety of power over the years, including Alcos, ex-BN F45s, ex-SP SD45s, SD40s, and these MK50-3s. With their coal contracts complete and the leases up, the MK50-3s are being shipped to the KYLE Railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106546 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Castle Rock Douglas County, CO 2120 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Utah Railway I do wish that this MK50-3 could have been turned around as the lighting was just perfect for a nice roster shot. Ah well! At least I was able to get a shot of UTAH 5005 on its journey south on the Joint Line. The unit is headed for the KYLE Railroad, its new owner. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106544 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 2209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Utah Railway I shot UTAH 5005 several times on various trips over to Utah. It was great seeing it and its five siblings running on coal trains on Soldier Summit. Alas, after a century of hauling coal, Utah Railway lost their last coal contract at the end of 2016. They now serve businesses primarily between Provo and Ogden, largely interchanging traffic with BNSF. I never thought I'd see one of these MK50-3s on the Joint Line! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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