Western Railroad Discussion > Grassy, Utah

News that Amtrak #6 was running 7 hours late and that the weather in eastern Utah would be good caused me to get out of bed early and hightail it south to the UP’s Green River Sub. #6 is scheduled to leave Helper, Utah at 6:37AM, well before daylight this time of year, but due to it’s lateness I wanted to catch it in the desert between Helper and Green River. I searched out a place I had been to before at Grassy Siding, drove up on a grey shale hill and waited. Before #6 arrived here comes an empty Union Pacific coal train no doubt returning to the North Fork Sub mines in Colorado for a reload. Then I got a visit from a very friendly Utah State Patrol trooper driving a 4 wheel drive truck wanting to know if I was OK. Actually, I think someone saw me out there, got suspicious and called the cops. Once he saw me he knew I wasn’t a threat and we had a very friendly talk. He didn’t even ask me for my ID. Even after I explained my hobby to him he still couldn’t believe I was going to spend hours sitting on this hill taking pictures of trains. Amtrak #6 finally showed up and I got coming and going shots. So, here is the action at Grassy, Utah on November 12, 2015.
 
Dick Ebright
Rosevelt, Utah
 

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Very nice, great effort.
JB

Posted from Android

Around Grassy is an interesting place for photos with those multicolor cliffs in the background and curves in the foreground. Nice photos! === === = === JLH

Those Amtrak shots are outstanding. Excellent location.

photobob Wrote:
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> Those Amtrak shots are outstanding. Excellent
> location.

AGREED....!!

2ebright - Thoes are super shots of Amtrak, the background cliffs make the photo.

Paul Brennecke
Golden, CO

Outstanding trio Dick, thanks for sharing.  That last shot is superb including the super-elevated curve.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Super location and great shots.
Brian Stevens

Really like that last  shot!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX