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UTAH 5004
Title:  UTAH 5004
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2006 3:27:25 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 5004(MK-50-3)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
UTAH 5006
Title:  UTAH 5006
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2006 3:28:14 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 5006(MK-50-3)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
UTAH 6063
Title:  UTAH 6063
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2006 3:29:02 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 6063(SD50S)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
UP 5975
Title:  UP 5975
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/18/2006  Upload Date: 12/19/2006 10:11:23 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5975(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
UP 5682
Title:  UP 5682
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/19/2008  Upload Date: 2/25/2008 8:04:07 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5682(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
UP 8612
Title:  UP 8612
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/19/2008  Upload Date: 2/25/2008 8:07:23 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8612(SD70ACe)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
UP 6867
Title:  UP 6867
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/19/2008  Upload Date: 2/25/2008 8:09:08 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  John K. Pack
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6867(AC44CW)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
UP 1989
Title:  UP 1989
Description:  UP 1989 on a Operation Lifesaver Special
Photo Date:  6/18/2008  Upload Date: 11/27/2008 11:52:12 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Kevry Klarr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  259   Comments: 1
UTAH 5004 exits the tunnel at the Thistle mud slide site
Title:  UTAH 5004 exits the tunnel at the Thistle mud slide site
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/2008  Upload Date: 11/9/2009 10:30:53 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Rick Newton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 5004(MK-50-3)
Views:  1262   Comments: 5
Amother manafest!
Title:  Amother manafest!
Description:  #3 of the day (so far!). Westbound MNYRO Manifest North Yard (Denver CO) to ROper yard (Salt Lake City UT).
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:45 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6023(AC44CWCTE) UP 6713(AC44CW)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
Patched CNW motor
Title:  Patched CNW motor
Description:  #2 of the trip, complete with low hanging code lines.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:46 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6713(AC44CW)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Patched SP
Title:  Patched SP
Description:  Up front in the head end power.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:48 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6178(AC44CW)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
Coming round the mountain
Title:  Coming round the mountain
Description:  MNYRO drifts down through Thistle, dynamics keeping speed in check.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:48 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6453(AC44CW) UP 7076(AC4460CW) UP 7572(AC60CW) UP 6178(AC44CW)
Views:  628   Comments: 1
Lost of power!
Title:  Lost of power!
Description:  From front to back (all UP) UP 6453 AC4400 UP 7076 AC44/60 UP 7572 AC6000 UP 6178 AC4400 and 8158 SD9043MAC.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:50 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6453(AC44CW) UP 7076(AC4460CW) UP 7572(AC60CW) UP 6178(AC44CW) UP 8158(SD9043MAC)
Views:  744   Comments: 0
Gon or hopper?
Title:  Gon or hopper?
Description:  Not sure, but old, given the ACI tag.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 2:14:48 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  177   Comments: 0
TTX box
Title:  TTX box
Description:  Didn't have a shot of one of these yet.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 2:14:50 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
ORIGINAL Northfork Southern Covered Hopper!
Title:  ORIGINAL Northfork Southern Covered Hopper!
Description:  TWO fallen flag paint schemes show up on this one. Southern and the original (shortline) NS)
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 2:14:51 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  209   Comments: 2
Foster Farms
Title:  Foster Farms
Description:  Mmm, chicken!
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 2:14:37 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  185   Comments: 0
CNW OLS unit
Title:  CNW OLS unit
Description:  ex CNW 8811
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:53 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6713(AC44CW)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Let's play spot the train
Title:  Let's play spot the train
Description:  The MNYRO snakes it's way through the twin tunnels at Thistle.
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:56 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Twin tunnels
Title:  Twin tunnels
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:57 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 1
Utah Railway in action
Title:  Utah Railway in action
Description:  Manafiest #4 of the day! (Mother ----ing code lines!)
Photo Date:  12/27/2009  Upload Date: 1/3/2010 3:25:58 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 5003(MK-50-3) UTAH 5001(MK-50-3) UTAH 5004(MK-50-3)
Views:  796   Comments: 2
Rear-End Help
Title:  Rear-End Help
Description:  Two Union Pacific AC4400's trail the UP 6033 west at Thistle, including an ex-SP unit against an ex-DRGW hopper. Reminders of a day long gone.
Photo Date:  2/12/2011  Upload Date: 2/23/2011 7:43:24 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  David Abeles
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Swing Help
Title:  Swing Help
Description:  Adding to the dynamic braking effort, the swing help on UP 6033 west winds downgrade at Thistle. The second car behind the help is a former D&RGW 4-bay hopper, for years an everyday sight on Solider Summit.
Photo Date:  2/12/2011  Upload Date: 2/23/2011 7:42:38 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  David Abeles
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  182   Comments: 0
'New' Tunnels
Title:  'New' Tunnels
Description:  The head end of UP 6033 West approaches Billy's Mountain at Thistle, UT, and the tunnels drilled new in 1984 to bypass the mudslide area of Spanish Fork Canyon.
Photo Date:  2/12/2011  Upload Date: 2/23/2011 7:41:46 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  David Abeles
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  233   Comments: 0
Harsh Winter Shadows
Title:  Harsh Winter Shadows
Description:  Union Pacific coal loads whine downgrade through Thistle, UT, backlit by the clear sun in the Wasatch Mountains. Thistle is the town that was flooded when a massive mudslide blocked Spanish Fork Canyon in April 1984.
Photo Date:  2/12/2011  Upload Date: 2/23/2011 7:40:58 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  David Abeles
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6033(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
UP 5733
Title:  UP 5733
Description:  UP Westbound Coal Train DPU pushing on the rear as they pass through Thistle, Utah
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/8/2012 8:51:10 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5733(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  248   Comments: 4
UP 5733
Title:  UP 5733
Description:  UP Westbound Coal Train DPU Power pushing on the rear as they pass through the Thistle Twin Tunnels in Thistle, Utah
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/8/2012 8:59:33 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5733(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  263   Comments: 2
Utah Railway
Title:  Utah Railway
Description:  UTAH Westbound Local Freight Train passing through Thistle, Utah
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/18/2012 11:54:51 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UTAH 5006(MK-50-3) UTAH 5002(MK-50-3) UTAH 5001(MK-50-3) UTAH 5005(MK-50-3) UTAH 5004(MK-50-3) UTAH 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  739   Comments: 3
DRGW 5503,SUMMER 1993.
Title:  DRGW 5503,SUMMER 1993.
Description:  Two Rio Grande SD50's along with a Rio Grande Tunnel Motor are in charge of a loaded Southern Pacific coal train heading west at Thistle. Back in 1983,a mudslide forced the relocation of both the highway and Rio Grande Mainline,also damming up the Spanish Fork River creating Lake Thistle.
Photo Date:  9/20/2012  Upload Date: 12/23/2012 1:13:39 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Quinn Clegg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5503(SD50)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
SP 8531,JUNE 1993.
Title:  SP 8531,JUNE 1993.
Description:  By the early to mid 1990's it was becoming quite rare to see a Southern Pacific Tunnel Motor in the original block lettering so nice and clean like this. Here,SP 8531 makes a cameo appearance on the OAGJF (Oakland,CA-Grand Junction Forwarder).
Photo Date:  9/20/2012  Upload Date: 12/21/2012 1:50:07 AM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Quinn Clegg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8531(SD40T-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
UP AC4400CWCTE #5971 leads an eastbound coal train lcross Diamond Fork Rd. near Thistle, UT. 9/27/2014
Title:  UP AC4400CWCTE #5971 leads an eastbound coal train lcross Diamond Fork Rd. near Thistle, UT. 9/27/2014
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/4/2015 4:29:41 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Michael Desoi
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5971(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Utah Coal Loads
Title:  Utah Coal Loads
Description:  One of the ex MK Units heads a wb load off Soldier Summit on a late February afternoon
Photo Date:  2/23/2015  Upload Date: 6/13/2015 9:02:52 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Ben Helsel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UTAH 5006(MK-50-3)
Views:  126   Comments: 1
UP 3611
Title:  UP 3611
Description:  UP Eastbound Freight Train M-ROHP ( Roper Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah to Helper, Utah ) rumbles through Thistle, Utah a site of twin tunnels along this line, there are more than just this set of tunnels, at least a few more can be found along the line from Thistle to Helper, Utah
Photo Date:  4/13/2015  Upload Date: 4/23/2015 5:02:52 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3611(SD9043MAC) UP 9814(C44-9W)
Views:  379   Comments: 2
UP 8407
Title:  UP 8407
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 9:53:08 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8407(SD70ACe)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
UP 8207
Title:  UP 8207
Description:  UP CPFBR
Photo Date:  6/26/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 9:53:43 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8207(ES44AC-H)
Views:  154   Comments: 2
UP 8207
Title:  UP 8207
Description:  UP CPFBR
Photo Date:  6/26/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 9:53:52 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8207(ES44AC-H)
Views:  201   Comments: 1
UTAH 5003
Title:  UTAH 5003
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 9:00:19 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UTAH 5003(MK-50-3)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
Thistle
Title:  Thistle
Description:  Just out of the Thistle Tunnels, the train rounds the bend high above the site of the original engine facilities that were destroyed in the Thistle flood.
Photo Date:  5/21/2016  Upload Date: 5/21/2016 10:53:48 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Joshua Bernhard
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6896(AC4460CW) UP 7170(AC44CW)
Views:  398   Comments: 1
Small, Lean, and Fast!
Title:  Small, Lean, and Fast!
Description:  South of Castilla and nearing the Thistle landslide location, a BNSF Provo to Lincoln Nebraska train (the H PVOLIN as BNSF calls it, or the QPVLIN as Union Pacific traces it); throttles though a cut in beautiful and soft red rocks. The BNSF attitude of running fast and short trains through Spanish Fork Canyon is reminiscent of the Rio Grandes same methods of getting trains through this route.
Photo Date:  9/11/2016  Upload Date: 9/11/2016 10:23:48 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  Jacob Lyman
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  BNSF 6889(ES44C4) BNSF 6749(ES44C4) BNSF 8260(ES44C4) BNSF 6505(ES44C4)
Views:  419   Comments: 2
UP NB local heading for Provo
Title:  UP NB local heading for Provo
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2021  Upload Date: 10/3/2022 4:00:49 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5840(AC44CWCTE) UP 7491(AC45CCTE)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
UP NB local heading for Provo
Title:  UP NB local heading for Provo
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2021  Upload Date: 10/3/2022 4:01:05 PM
Location:  Thistle, UT
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5840(AC44CWCTE) UP 7491(AC45CCTE)
Views:  140   Comments: 0

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