PB&JRR Officials Ride Amtrak's California Zephyr

Sparks, NV | Helper, UT

Station and yard tower at Sparks, NV. Helper, Utah. The name derived from the fact that helper locomotives were staged here to help push trains over the grade. Much snow had accumulated overnight on the train. A view from Helper, Utah. "Open door policy" at Helper, UT. ...Previous | Next...

An old Zephyr Vista Dome sits in a siding at Sparks. Amtrak was pulling it west when problems forced it to be left here. These looked like houses on a layout to us. Good thing there's an enclosed vestibule! Note the load of snow in the gondola. There's a Piggly Wiggly in Helper, Utah. A yard loco at Helper as seen from the sightseer car. *For actual year, add 107 [Fosterville Times Press] [PB&JRR home page]