tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 5hUP 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. 041
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 18hyoutube.com/shorts/z1ZxY...youtube.comTrackside Terminology Tips | Amazing Model Train Picks Up 3 Cars Instantly!YouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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. 032
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 · 04/10/2026youtu.be/nYdg1bT_OFQ?...youtu.beYour Perfect Beach Break – 4K Ocean RelaxationYouTube video by TSG Ch 2 000
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026youtu.be/GuGJnPeb2Fw?...youtu.beTSG Multimedia Podcast | October 2026 | Op Sessions MUNI Heritage Streetcars and More!YouTube video by TSG Multimedia 020
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 · 03/10/2026youtu.be/wwKEfqEjyY0?...youtu.beGunderson 3250 Covered Hopper Scale Trains Rivet Counter N Scale FridayYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 021
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 · 30/09/2026www.youtube.com/shorts/I_Btm...youtube.comThe Move Every Train Operator Knows #railroad #trainsimulationYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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 · 27/09/2026youtu.be/5pbHUiSUJkk?...youtu.beCF7 Cab Ride To The Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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 · 26/09/2026youtu.be/csw_qhxmv08?...youtu.beHO Scale Norfolk Southern SD9M Scale Trains Rivet Counter Product SpotlightYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 000
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 · 23/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/e-0b2...youtube.comRailroad Switching Made Simple with Real Terms #trainlife #modeling #tutorialYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 020
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 · 20/09/2026youtu.be/bq3dCbhpZ20?...youtu.beThe Sugar Pine Railway | Brian WiseYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 001
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 · 19/09/2026youtu.be/etSAIa0DChMyoutu.beHO Scale Southern Pacific SD7R Scale Trains Rivet Counter Product SpotlightYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 030
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 · 17/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/lIzP7...youtube.comWhat 'That Will Do' actually means on the rails 🚂 #railroad #modeltrains #railfanYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This happens at 4PM (Pacific) today! www.youtube.com/live/xwdua41...youtube.comTSG Live Talking Trains | Model Railroading More Than Just A HobbyYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 020
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026youtu.be/cAklXvyjHeU?...youtu.bePickering Lumber's Soap Creek: Dick Pland Recalls the Lumber Camp DaysYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 020
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 · 13/09/2026youtu.be/W07FqL2Ciqs?...youtu.beThe Big Boy Story | Ed Dickens Reveals Union Pacific's Most Iconic EngineYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 020
tsgmultimedia.bsky.social @tsgmultimedia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026youtu.be/kTSTe6awKr8?...youtu.beHO Scale Union Pacific SD7 Scale Trains Rivet Counter Product SpotlightYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 000
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 · 09/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/C5Jkz...youtube.comThe Railroad Term That Confuses Most Operators #railroad #trainyard #learnthenomenclatureYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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 · 06/09/2026youtu.be/mHf_GqwZvbo?...youtu.beTSG Multimedia Podcast | September 2026 | Op Sessions Steam Doubleheader Shay no 14 and MoreYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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 · 03/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/sO4-m...youtube.comControl Points Explained by a 45-Year Railroad Veteran #trains #railway #dispatchYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 031
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 · 01/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/hjpMi...youtube.comKnuckle Couplers | Steam Train SoundsYouTube video by TSG Multimedia 010
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
