![]() The line operated by the HVRX was formerly part of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad branch line that connected Heber City to Provo, Utah. With the arrival of the GP9s, the Heber Valley's former U.S. Recently in 2018, the railroad purchased 3 GP9's which are numbers 52, 72, and 77 from New England's Pan Am Railway. 1218, which is very similar to a GE 44-ton switcher. It also has a former United States Army Davenport 44-ton diesel-electric locomotive No. 1813, as well as Ex-United States Army Transportation Corps Baldwin (rebuilt with a Caterpillar prime mover) RS4TC-1Ĥ028. The HVRX is home to four EMD diesel-electric locomotives: Ex-Union Pacific EMD NW2 No. Also on display is former Columbia Steel Company 0-6-0 No. 75, although they are both out of service pending completion of their 1,472 day inspections and service. The Heber Valley Railroad has two 1907 Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation-type steam locomotives: former Union Pacific No. A variety of wildlife including deer, eagles, fox, moose, turkeys, hawks, mountain lions (cougars) and beavers have all been seen from the train as well. Notable landmarks seen from the train include Mount Timpanogos, Cascade Mountain, Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir, Provo River, Sundance Ski Resort, Tate Barn and Soldier Hollow. There are a total of four passing sidings A typical round trip ride on the train takes about 3 hours. ![]() The railroad line is approximately 16 miles long. Vivian Park, which is located in Provo Canyon, carrying over 94,000 passengers a year. It operates passenger excursion trains along a line between Heber City and The Heber Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Heber City, Utah. I returned to the room and wrote this before Robin and I left and drove over to Heber City for breakfastĪt MacDonald's, then we drove over to the railroad. Pictures from my hike this beautiful morning. No, I don't count this as rail miles! I had a nice walk and the pictures are below. I then dressed and decided to hike the Union Pacific Hiking and Bicycle trail. Order Tracks Across the Sky – an award winning documentary on the history of the viaduct up to the tornado of 2003.I awoke early in Park City and finished yesterday's story. In the language of the Seneca-Iroquois, “Kinzua” is written as, Tgëhjowa (tgenh-joh-wawh!), which translates as “fish on a spear”. A park pavilion may be rented for special events. The Kinzua Bridge State Park features lovely picnic areas, hiking trails, interpretive programs, group tent camping and scenic overlooks. Today the Viaduct has been reinvented as the Kinzua Sky Walk - a spectacular walkway that once again allows the public to “Walk the Tracks Across the Sky.” A partial glass-bottomed observation deck enables visitors to look down at the remaining towers supporting the historic structure. In 2009, work started to reinvent the remaining towers of the historic viaduct as a pedestrian walkway. Jewett, PAThe bridge stood for 121 years before partially collapsing under the powerful winds of a tornado in 2003. These steam driven trains continued until 2002 and were the last trains to ever cross the bridge. After 28 years of inactivity, the Knox and Kane Railroad offered excursion passenger trains from Marienville (48 miles to the South by rail) to and across the bridge starting in 1987. The Erie Railroad operated trains across the viaduct from 1882 until 1959.
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