Westbound 58 thru Benjamin
UP 4617 leads 73 cars through the countryside of Benjamin, Utah along Union Pacific's Sharp Subdivision. The mighty Wasatch Front mountains mark the eastern boundary of the Great Basin from here westward. This train is UP's 58 local that shuttles natural gas liquids to and from Sawtooth Caverns near Lynndyl, UT. The facility stores petroleum products in large underground salt caverns, a unique venture that turns several trains per week. The covered hoppers on front are bound for Intermountain Power Project to be filled with fly ash from it's soon to be shuttered coal-burning power generators. March 23, 2025.
Westbound 58 thru Benjamin
UP 4617 leads 73 cars through the countryside of Benjamin, Utah along Union Pacific's Sharp Subdivision. The mighty Wasatch Front mountains mark the eastern boundary of the Great Basin from here westward. This train is UP's 58 local that shuttles natural gas liquids to and from Sawtooth Caverns near Lynndyl, UT. The facility stores petroleum products in large underground salt caverns, a unique venture that turns several trains per week. The covered hoppers on front are bound for Intermountain Power Project to be filled with fly ash from it's soon to be shuttered coal-burning power generators. March 23, 2025.