After meeting a westbound coal load at Roubideau (pronounced ROO-BEE-DOO), UP 6222 now has a track warrant to depart east out of the siding.
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Espee (and former Espee) power is not at all uncommon on the North Fork Subdivision. Particularly AC4400's from 100-199 on Espee's roster. This is because these units were not equipped with DPU capability. Coal trains on the North Fork run with two units on the point; no extra help. Therefore, it makes sense to use units that can't be utilized as DPU units elsewhere.
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Down in the base of Dominguez Canyon along the Gunnison River, UP 6222 (patched Espee 175) is heading east (geographically south at the moment) toward the mine at Somerset.
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This coal train is running parallel to Colorado Highway 92. Note the drive-in movie theater (screen) located on the right side of the picture.
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The Montrose Local is slowly moving into Delta on the North Fork Branch to perform switching at local industries before heading south to Montrose. On this day, the local has two Cotton Belt GP40s for power.
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