tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 14/10/2026UP 5, a 3600 horsepower SD45, and UP 80B, are stopped in front of the crew register room. They are waiting for the call time so they can leave for California. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. June, 1979. Photo by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026UP 248, a 1750 horsepower GP 9, is siting just north of the service pit. It has just been serviced and is waiting for its next assignment. UP service pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 0132
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026UP 61, a Sulzer powered SD45, is sitting on the west load box track. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 030
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026UP 6901 is on display in a park in Pocatello, Idaho. January, 1993. Photo by Warren Johnson. 081
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This train led by UP 93 and 95 stopped at Devils Slide in Weber Canyon. Gateway, Utah. November, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026UP 2511, a 3,000 horsepower C30-7, is lead unit on a ACUW taconite ore train going to Geneva Steel. They are crossing the Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah. May, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026UP 909056 is a 40 foot flat car used in transporting equipment between job sites. On this day, it is moving equipment through Salt Lake City. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Piggy Packer is a special built piece of machinery that can be used on containers and trailers of various sizes. The operator is usually a clerk that is trained to operate the machine. The ramp. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson. 022
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Sperry Rail Service 144 next to the Provo, Utah depot. The car is full of electronic equipment to detect defects in the rail. Provo, Utah. April, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 001
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Some Turbines await their fate. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. June, 1967. Photo by Warren Johnson. 012
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026An anti climber is a lip at the top of the front pilot plate. Its purpose is to stop debris from a collision from going up into the cab and injuring the crew. UP 2478 did not have an anti climber. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson. 031
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One of the very first train chasing photos that Warren shot: "I had an old Kodak rangefinder camera that was very slow. I would wait for a train, and go up the canyon, and only see 1 train." Mountain Green, Utah. September, 1966. Photo by Warren Johnson. 000
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have heard that these equipment moves are called a circus train. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1986. Photos by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UP, with a U made into a W, 25635, is a caboose assigned to the caboose pool. UP 25335 caboose is assigned to local service. They are on the caboose set-out track by the 13th North tower. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. January, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026UP 3355 is a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2 locomotive weighing in at 392,000 pounds. It was built in May, 1977 and has a 144 inch nose, under which is some radio equipment. Notice how clean it is in that area. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. August, 1988. Photo by Warren Johnson. 022
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026UP 6929, 6914, and an SD40-2 are being assembled into an outbound consist. All the hoses and cables will be connected, and then an outbound load test will be performed. UP service pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. March, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson. 041
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 26/09/202615,000 horsepower is sitting on the approach to the old service pit. They are waiting to get serviced. UP diesel shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. June, 1976. Photo by Warren Johnson. 043
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#trains #diesel #alco U. S. Gypsum 3-foot gauge DL535E 112 is parked in Plaster City, California on September 25, 2016. Daniel Cortopassi photo. ©2016 TSG Multimedia 082
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026UP 729 and two other GP30s are leaving Riverdale Yard in Ogden. This is today's Park City Local. They will switch Holcim Cement on their way to Keetley. Mount Ogden is in the background. Riverdale Yard. Ogden, Utah. April, 1981. Photo by Warren Johnson. 040
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026UP 18, a 3600 horsepower RCS Master unit SD45, is at Durbano Metals in Ogden. It is being scrapped on site after many years of faithful service. Ogden, Utah. May, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson. 010
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026UP 6909 and 6901, both 6600 horsepower DDA40Xs, are on the service pit getting ready for another run. After servicing, they will be outbound load tested and then wait for their next assignment. UP Service Pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. October, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 021
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When they completed the shop in 1955, they had a public Open House. This scene was set up for the Open House. It is a standard turbine hanging from the 250 Ton crane over another turbine. Union Pacific Photo. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1955. Warren Johnson Collection. 14711
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Three SD45 locomotives are on the ready track in Provo, Utah. UP 49 is the lead unit of the 10,800 horsepower consist. They are on the ready track, and awaiting their call time. Prove, Utah. August, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson. 021
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026UP 729 and two other GP30s, are crossing the wooden trestle over the Weber River with some hopper cars. They are switching Holcim Cement at Devils Slide. This is the Park City Local. Devils Slide, Utah. March, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson. 062
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Southern Pacific SD40 7342, along with two Southern Pacific tunnel motors, are resting in Union Pacific's North yard between assignments. The SD40 has been painted in the Daylight paint scheme. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026UP 25766, is a modernized CA 1 side door caboose. It has been donated to the Eccles Railroad Museum. Ogden Union Depot. Ogden, Utah. August, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 121
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Plasser Universal Mainliner is aligning Main 2 near the piggyback ramp at 13th North. Salt Lake City, Utah. May, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 010
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Venus is visible over the Sunol Depot as Robert Dollar No. 3 simmers on the near track. August 29, 2026 Photo: John Abatecola 040
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026UP 170, a 1750 horsepower GP9, is switching the South end of North Yard. Sitting in the pocket track is business car 110. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson. 012
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Two Utah Railway GP38-3 (Ex GP35s) are sitting in the Transfer Yard in Ogden. They are also using an ex-Missouri Pacific caboose for their switching duties. Ogden, Utah. February, 1999. Photo by Warren Johnson. 074
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#Amtrak #trains #Shasta Amtrak P42DCs 2 and 197 lead the northbound Coast Starlight near a railroad location known as Cougar, California on July 18, 2016. Daniel Cortopassi photo. ©2017, TSG Multimedia 071
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026UP 25656 is a CA 9 caboose, and it has been assigned to the Kaiser Steel coal train. It is sitting on the caboose track to be serviced for its next run to Southern California. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1981. Photo by Warren Johnson. 022
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's the most photographed F9 in the history of the world. DRGW 5771. Here it is in its current home, the Colorado Railroad Museum. 9/4/15 Golden, CO Photo: Cydney Abatecola 0707
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026UP 3626, a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2, has just been lifted off of its trucks. The 250 ton crane has moved so the 35 ton crane can come and move the trucks to the truck rebuild bay. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. July, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 030
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Sperry Rail Service 144 is a rail defect detector. It can detect cracks and other defects as it travels over the rails. Seen here during a break. Provo, Utah. April, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Led by UP 805, the Park City Local is traveling up Silver Creek Canyon, and are between the East bound and West bound lanes of Interstate 80. Silver Creek Canyon. October, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson. 061
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026UP 903024 is a Jordan spreader. This equipment is used to shape the ballast on the right of way, and as a snow fighting iplement. Echo, Utah. June, 1982. Photo by Warren Johnson. 010
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Amtrak P42DCs 2 and 197 lead the northbound Coast Starlight north of Chemult, Oregon on July 18, 2016. Daniel Cortopassi photo. ©2016 TSG Multimedia 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 30/08/2026UP 6904, UP 717B as well as other DDA40X and GP30B units are sitting in the "Old Goat Pit" while they are waiting for their final disposition. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. November, 1986. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026UP 3333, a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2, is having a damaged nose replaced by the boilermakers. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 061
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026UP 3197 and three other SD40-2 units, for a combined 12,000 horsepower, are leading a manifest train past Becks. They will set out a few box cars at the Clearfield Freeport Center and then continue east to North Platte. Becks, Utah. August, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 042
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026UP 805, a 2250 horsepower GP30 and two other GP30s, are returning home to Ogden after doing their work for the day. Note the large plow for winter operations. Morgan, Utah. May, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026UP Sulzer powered SD45s 61, 63, and 62, Plus WP 713 are being put on track 9 of the old service pit. They are going into long term storage. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. September, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 052
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026UP 903224 is a CA 4 caboose assigned the MP&M (Motive Power and Machinery) department and working in Derrick train service. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 010
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Two freshly painted ORE90-2 ore cars dedicated to the Geneva Ore train. UP 27289 and UP 27250 are sitting on West 15 track. They will soon be placed back into the Geneva ore train pool. UP North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson. 030
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026UP 6902, a 6600 horsepower DDA40X locomotive, is leaving North Yard. It will be routed toward California at Grant Tower. Salt Lake City, Utah. July, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 030
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 22/08/2026UP 6919, a 6,600 horsepower DDA40X, is hanging from the 250 ton crane. The unit will be set on stands while it is having its trucks rebuilt. UP Diesel Shop. Salt Lake City, Utah. February, 1983. Photo by Warren Johnson. 012
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026UP 3609, a 3,000 horsepower SD40-2, leads a westbound intermodal train with a few stock cars on the head end. They are leaving North Yard and will be routed to Southern California. North Yard. Salt Lake City, Utah. April, 1987. Photo by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026UP 25676, a CA9 caboose, is sitting atop UP 659404 along with its trucks at the RIP (Repair In Place) track. It will probably be sold for scrap. RIP Track. Ogden, Utah. October, 1984. Photo by Warren Johnson. 011
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A row of retired units has been placed for easy access to pull usable parts for other units. The most popular parts are dynamic brake grids. They are the first ones to go. Old Goat Pit. Salt Lake City, Utah. November, 1985. Photo by Warren Johnson. 010
