Western Railroad Discussion > Crew Change at Milford Utah and Misc

11/2/2020

This is on UP Salt Lake and Los Angeles route east(north) of Caliente NV and Rainbow Canyon.
A small pleasant town with the easy access to get around.

1)  Milford Crew and offices
2-3)  Eastbound(north) toward Salt lake from hughway 21 overpass


Bob Jordan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/24 03:34 by robj.

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4) Highway 21 used to cross just south of station and this was welcome sign, this is bypassed.
5-6) WB toward Caliente and Las Vegas crew change and departing.  I beleive this is salt lake to long beach.    This is before 10 AM.
        I found this to be pretty reliable at Caliete a little afternoon and a good catch in the canyon.

Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/24 03:35 by robj.

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7)  I am in a hurry here.!  Not.
8-9)  Modena, UT West of Milford, east of Clover Creek Canyon and Caliente.

Bob


More Milford to follow

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Milford was a meal stop for the old Butte Special.
The first time my wife and I rode it and the crew announced "20 minutes for lunch" so we hurried to the store, bought some snacks and got back on.
And waited.  And waited until the Conductor ambled back to the train, then we departed.
The second time we rode it we followed the Conductor to the coffee shop and had a nice meal, and walked back with him, in comfortable time before the real departure time.

railstiesballast Wrote:
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> Milford was a meal stop for the old Butte
> Special.
> The first time my wife and I rode it and the crew
> announced "20 minutes for lunch" so we hurried to
> the store, bought some snacks and got back on.
> And waited.  And waited until the Conductor
> ambled back to the train, then we departed.
> The second time we rode it we followed the
> Conductor to the coffee shop and had a nice meal,
> and walked back with him, in comfortable time
> before the real departure time.

The Butte Special at Milford?   I thought that train originated in Salt Lake City and went north from there.  Guess I'm wrong.  Can someone enlighten us?

Brian Black
Castle Rock, CO