Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Unit auto racks are very rare on the former Grande these days. This is why I was shocked to come across the unit auto making its way up the eastern slope of Soldier Summit on this fall afternoon. I believe the auto racks had been tied down in a siding in the desert and were being placed back in service. The three units on the point were added in Helper (and would be removed at Colton) as front-end helpers to climb the 2.5% grade.
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Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 12:43:01
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Location Information
City or County and State
Helper, UT

Subdivision
Provo (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Castle Gate




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
UP 6805

Paint Scheme
Symbol
Train Type
Auto


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
28 mm
Shutter
1/250 seconds
Aperture
f/8