Now over the summit, the helpers have cut off and the 3125 drops downgrade near Keeldar in July of 1976

Afternoon storms are building and blocking the sun as the rear of the 3125E emerges from beneath the US 24 overpass.

A cold afternoon in February 1977 finds X3086W moving upgrade adjacent to the frozen Arkansas River west of Princeton.

X5345E drops downgrade near Princeton in March of 1976. The aging UP 70ton hoppers are probably loaded with iron ore from Comstock Utah destined for CF&I in Pueblo.

Trailed by Union Pacific hopper loaded with iron ore for CF&I, four Rio Grande units bring train #772 downgrade at Princeton on April 15, 1979. The ore orignated at Comstock Utah, near Cedar City, located in the southern part of Utah.

With all eyes on them, a trio of SD45's highball west past the waiting X3013E at Nathrop on April 15th 1979

5340 is the leader of a trio of SD45's that are handling an eastbound at Brown Canon in May 1976

With 14,197' Mt. Princton serving as the backdrop, four GP30's and a GP35 roll a mainfest east of Brown Canon on April 15, 1979. The trailers on the pig flats are from the Alpha Beta market chain in California and are returning to the Nucoll's packing pl ...

Eastbound 5385 parallels the Arkansas River as it approaches Vallie siding in March of 1979. The three trailing units, a GP35 and two GP40's have been reduced to B unit status as evidenced by the lack of cab sunshades.

5391 leads a trio of tunnel motors as they wind out of the Arkansas River canyon near Pleasanton on March 10th, 1979.

SD45's bracket a GP35 and a GP 40 that are provided the power for the 787 coal empty at Wellsville in March 1979. The train will load at Cameo, Colorado, before making the long return journey to Daniels, MS.