The Old Main Line
Prior to the massive mud slide and the ensuing line change of 1983, Rio Grande’s Subdivision 6 main line ran parallel to the Spanish Fork River west of the small town of Thistle, Utah. The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 rolls along what is now an abandoned track and highway, approaching Thistle the morning of April 22, 1979. In the upper background are the snow packed slopes of 10,192 ft. Spanish Fork Peak.
The Old Main Line
Prior to the massive mud slide and the ensuing line change of 1983, Rio Grande’s Subdivision 6 main line ran parallel to the Spanish Fork River west of the small town of Thistle, Utah. The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 rolls along what is now an abandoned track and highway, approaching Thistle the morning of April 22, 1979. In the upper background are the snow packed slopes of 10,192 ft. Spanish Fork Peak.