The passing of two trains breaks the crisp quiet of the morning air. We are track side at bridge number six on the Union Pacific Railroad’s busy main line through the Wasatch Mountains. Locomotive number 3901 leads an eastbound freight over the Weber River and a CA-1 Caboose brings up the rear of a westbound freight. Locomotive number 3901 is a "Challenger" type engine. This type of engine was designed to pull heavy loads in mountainous territory. This scene depicts activity on the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1940’s. This location is Near Morgan, Utah (about 25 miles east of Ogden, Utah). In a few moments the trains will have passed and the quiet will return to Round Valley.

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Marc Desobeau – Copyright 1999