Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 47 minutes ago

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This program shows Union Pacific's former Denver & Rio Grande Western mainline between Helper and Provo, Utah. This part of the old D&RGW is a great place to watch trains.

Running over the Wasatch Mountains and Soldier Summit, this is a heavy-duty railroad with many maximum tonnage trains.

In this program, you'll see trains of the Union Pacific, Utah Railway, BNSF, and Amtrak as they climb up and over this twisting mountain railroad. This is a coal line, and you'll see some Utah Railway trains with as many as 10 units-4 on the front, with 6-unit manned helpers!

Enjoy action at all the great locations, including Helper, the tunnels at Nolan and Kyune, Summit, the Gilluly Loops, Thistle and much more!

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
4:53 Helper to Castle Gate
11:36 Castle Gate to Nolan
23:02 Nolan to Kyune
36:45 Kyune to Soldier Summit
48.05 Soldier Summit to Gilully Loops
57:59 Upper Loop to Detour
1:09:21 Detour to Thistle
1:13:21 Thistle to Springville
1:21:53 Springville to Provo