Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

Helper continues to live up to its name, even in 2025. A dozen or so units idle away in the lower yard at Helper, waiting for their next assignment. Heavy westbounds, including oil trains and coal trains, still have manned helpers added to them for the 2.15% climb up Soldier Summit.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Helper, UT

Subdivision
Yard Shots

Milepost or Control Point
Helper Yard




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70M
Primary Unit Number
UP 4190

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Light Power




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4


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