Helper UT D&RGW spreader (#0091)

Former Denver and Rio Grande Western spreader just behind downtown Helper. Don't know what a 'spreader' is, but from it's looks it seemed to be related to snow removal. Interesting also was the old and badly worn Civil Defense sign.

The name of the town comes from the fact that it was the location where 'helper' engines were connected to trains preparing to climb or descend the Wasatch Plateau.