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Viewing Album:  Soldier Summit in Utah: Album #2
 
By:Richard Kundert
Dates:3/31/1994 - 3/22/1999
Album Info:Through the mid 1990's, traffic levels on Soldier Summit remained steady. It was possible to photograph 12-15 trains in daylight. Amtrak, Utah Rly coal trains, SP manifests and coal trains and helper movements kept the mountain grade busy. In 1997, the Union Pacific merged with the SP and rerouted most manifest trains onto it's Wyoming overland route. Traffic levels fell about 50% and one of Utah's busiest mountain railroads was no longer busy.
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Rio Grande 5347
Title:  Rio Grande 5347
Description:  The tunnels on the Rio Grande have left their toll on a grimy 5347. Eastbound empty coal hoppers at Rio
Photo Date:  3/31/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:53:14 PM
Location:  Rio, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 5347(SD40T-2)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 3154
Title:  Rio Grande 3154
Description:  Rio Grande only had 3 GP60s on their roster. Two of them are on the DVOAF (Denver-Oakland) at Colton. The 21 mile Clear Creek branch leaves the mainline at Colton.
Photo Date:  3/31/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:54:34 PM
Location:  Colton, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3154(GP60) DRGW 3155(GP60) SP 9752(GP60)
Views:  511   Comments: 0
UP 6241
Title:  UP 6241
Description:  Three UP motors are near Castilla with empty Coal Hoppers
Photo Date:  4/15/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:55:54 PM
Location:  Castilla, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6241(AC44CW) UP 9550(C41-8W) UP 6284(SD60M)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
SSW 8072
Title:  SSW 8072
Description:  Four axle GEs were always a nice change from the usual six axle units on Soldier Summit. A Cotten Belt B40-8 is eastbound at Castle Gate. Castle Gate was the result of a thin wall of rock cut by the Price River leaving a watchtower-like sculpture.
Photo Date:  4/15/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:57:31 PM
Location:  Castle Gate, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SSW 8072(B40-8) SSW 8073(B40-8)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
SSW 9658
Title:  SSW 9658
Description:  A Westbound is appraoching the Kyune Tunnels
Photo Date:  4/15/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:58:27 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SSW 9658(GP60) SP 9715(GP60) SP 9771(GP60) EMDX 191(GP40)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
Amtrak #6
Title:  Amtrak #6
Description:  #6 is running a couple hours late as it passes Castilla at 8:40AM.
Photo Date:  7/1/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 1:59:46 PM
Location:  Castilla, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 512(B32-8WH)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
SP 8628
Title:  SP 8628
Description:  A fairly clean (for the SP anyway...) leads an eastbound at Lynn
Photo Date:  7/1/1994  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:00:48 PM
Location:  Lynn, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8628(SD40M-2)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
SP 7303
Title:  SP 7303
Description:  From US Highway 6: a westbound at Kyune
Photo Date:  2/16/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:02:15 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7303(SD40R) SP 9667(GP60) DRGW 3002(GP30)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
SP 8129
Title:  SP 8129
Description:  A westbound Between Helper and Price at Maxwell. Neat to see 4 clean SP units elephant style.
Photo Date:  2/16/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:03:20 PM
Location:  Maxwell, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8129(C44-9W) SP 8198(C44-9W) SP 8118(C44-9W) SP 8164(C44-9W)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
SP 8185
Title:  SP 8185
Description:  A westbound SP coal train slowly passes a Utah Rly coal train at Kyune on the 2.5% grade.
Photo Date:  2/17/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:04:29 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 0
SP 188
Title:  SP 188
Description:  Three SP AC4400s have a westbound coal train downgrade at Detour. Detour is the site of the alignment change that allowed the grade to be reduced from 4% to 2%. The new line was built in 1913.
Photo Date:  9/10/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:06:26 PM
Location:  Detour, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 188(AC44CW) SP 330(AC44CW) SP 332(AC44CW)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Amtrak #6
Title:  Amtrak #6
Description:  Train #6 passes through Rio.
Photo Date:  9/30/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:09:30 PM
Location:  Rio, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 512(B32-8WH)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 5405
Title:  Rio Grande 5405
Description:  Three D&RGW SDs have only 27 cars at Maxwell
Photo Date:  10/7/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:10:39 PM
Location:  Maxwell, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 5405(SD40T-2) DRGW 5342(SD40T-2) DRGW 5369(SD40T-2)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
SP 8003
Title:  SP 8003
Description:  A 67 car RODVM exits the tunnel at Kyune at 11:30AM.
Photo Date:  10/8/1995  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:12:11 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8003(B39-8E) SP 8020(B39-8E) SSW 8073(B40-8)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
SP 323
Title:  SP 323
Description:  Three AC4400s have 105 cars behind them at Kyune. This loaded coal train originated on the Clear Creek branch and entered the mainline at Colton.
Photo Date:  2/11/1996  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:14:00 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SP 323(AC44CW) SP 331(AC44CW) SP 137(AC44CW)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
UP 6753
Title:  UP 6753
Description:  The UP acquired the assets of the SP in August, 1995. By 1997, Yellow locomotives were on many of the trains over Soldier Summit. This manifest is on the 2.4% downhill grade, following the Price River.
Photo Date:  6/16/1997  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:16:26 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6753(AC44CW) UP 8076(SD9043MAC) UP 7024(AC4460CW)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
UP 8034
Title:  UP 8034
Description:  At 3:25 PM, this eastbound exits the Nolan Tunnels with two big SD90MAC's.
Photo Date:  6/16/1997  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:17:20 PM
Location:  Nolan, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8034(SD9043MAC) UP 8104(SD9043MAC)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
BN 6824
Title:  BN 6824
Description:  As part of the UP_SP merger, the BNSF was granted trackage rights over Soldier Summit. These three BN SD40-2s have an eastbound exiting the Kyune tunnels
Photo Date:  6/16/1997  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:21:37 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6824(SD40-2) BN 6359(SD40-2) BN 8014(SD40-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
BN 6824
Title:  BN 6824
Description:  Three BN SD40-2s exit the Nolan Tunnels
Photo Date:  6/16/1997  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:22:22 PM
Location:  Nolan, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 6824(SD40-2) BN 6359(SD40-2) BN 8014(SD40-2)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
SP 8005
Title:  SP 8005
Description:  A B39-8 leads a westbound at Kyune up the stiff 2.4% grade along the Price River.
Photo Date:  6/16/1997  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:23:08 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8005(B39-8E) UP 4140(SD40-2) SSW 8049(B40-8)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
UP 8208
Title:  UP 8208
Description:  Westbound at Kyune
Photo Date:  3/22/1999  Upload Date: 7/17/2016 2:24:05 PM
Location:  Kyune, UT
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8208(SD9043MAC) SP 213(AC44CW)
Views:  174   Comments: 0

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