AMTK 27 and AMTK 33, elephant-style, lead the westbound Zephyr out of the west portal of Tunnel 1. The summer is a great time for this shot when the Zephyr is on time and the sun is nearly far enough to the north to offer a little light on the nose of the Zephyr.
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Hello headlights! The characteristic configuration of headlights on a P42DC indicate that the westbound Zephyr is about to pop out of the west portal of Tunnel 1.
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After meeting the eastbound Rocky Mountaineer and eastbound California Zephyr at Leyden, a trio of SD70ACes throttle up, kicking up a bit of exhaust, as the train accelerates while crossing over Indiana Street.
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This is just about the best lighting you could ask for! We are full on in the Golden Hour as this westbound BNSF manifest pulls on to the main, out of the siding at Leyden. Intense afternoon thunderstorms create an extremely dark eastern sky, adding the the color and contrast of the scene.
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After meeting the eastbound Zephyr, the engineer has turned on the headlights and is preparing to throttle up to depart the siding to the west in brilliant afternoon sunlight.
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The eastbound Zephyr has sped up to track speed and is meeting a westbound BNSF manifest (the Denver-Provo) at Leyden. Two private cars bring up the tail end of Amtrak, almost disguising the train true identity.
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A bit of sunshine breaks through the mostly cloudy skies to the west as the eastbound Zephyr approaches a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. The dome car, now the Charter Club, was originally UP 7003. The open ended car bringing up the rear is the St James Place.
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The eastbound Zephyr has just passed by the open hoppers that have been on Big Ten Loop for around 52 years. The train slowly descends down the 1.7% grade, taking the tracks down the final bit of elevation to the relatively flat plains.
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Heading in to Big Ten Loop, passengers riding in these two privately owned "Charter" cars enjoy some of their final elevated views of the plains. In a matter of minutes, the Zephyr will be leaving the curves of the Rockies behind, and head out on to the plains.
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The engineer on the eastbound Zephyr offer a friendly wave as the train departs from the east end of Eisele (Clay). The train will now wrap roughly 270° as it comes around Big Ten Loop and descends down in to Rocky.
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One of the two engineers in the cab of the eastbound Zephyr has the window open and is checking out the drone, which is pacing the train as it approaches the west switch of Eisele (Clay).
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AMTK 27 and AMTK 158 lead the eastbound Zephyr around the curve, away from the Blue Mountain Road Crossing through a remarkably green scene, thanks to the fourth wettest May in recorded history in the Denver area.
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The eastbound Zephyr has just crossed CO-72 at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The train is moving in-and-out of shadows from the many clouds in the western sky. A pair of privately own cars bring up the tail end of the Zephyr on this Friday evening.
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Former UP dome car 7003, now the Charter Club, and St James Place, now both Charter cars, bring up the tail end of the eastbound Zephyr, catching a ride to a destination somewhere to the east.
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On a day that has seen some significant thunderstorms, the Zephyr glides along east of Plain, approach Tunnel 1, under mostly cloudy skies on its trip east toward Denver.
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