Eastbound pig train just east of Wellington. D&RGW 3099 was later UP 5254, UP 1354. Date of photo approximate.
photographed early 90s - exact date unknown, Nikon MF 300mm F4.5
Three Rio Grande Tunnel Motors accelerate east out of the siding at Wellington, UT, headed for the Sunnyside Branch with the 'Dirt Train.' The train was one of the last regular assignments for these units.
UTAH Westbound Coal Train has just completed loading at the Wellington Mine & have cut in 6 helpers in the middle of the train for the climb up Soldier Summit
While our focus was on the Utah Railway coal train, we were happy to find this coal train from Colorado resting in a siding near Wellington.
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