After getting a fresh crew on board, this eastbound coal load is departing Bypass 1 on a clear signal. The train will head for the KP Line (Limon Sub) on its way to Adams, TX. Typically, this coal train would have gone south on the Joint Line, but is being re-routed due to a derailment.
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A UP work train consisting of gondolas (for debris), ballast and track panels heads south (as seen at the Broadway Light Rail station). The train will assist in the rebuilding of the tracks through the Littleton trench after the BNSF derailment about 36 hours earlier.
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This is General Electric's demo unit for the ES44DC model. It roams around on various systems and I was really glad that I finally lucked out and caught it as the third unit on the MNYNP!
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This GP38-2 has found second life as a leaser for Helm Leasing. It was the second unit out on the MNYNP, headed for North Platte, NE.
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Talk about a colorful consist on the MNYNP! Out of the five units, only one of the five is actually Union Pacific. Note the third unit, GECX 2011, General Electric's ES44DC demo unit.
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The two units in the foreground were just delivered back to North Yard from Burnham after a standard 92-day inspection. Other power is serviced in the distance.
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A few miles west of UP's 36th Street Yard, a "rocket train" passes by one of the smaller yards used on the Limon Sub to spot cars set for industries. The rocket train has a fresh crew and is headed for the Greeley Sub, the Overland Route, and eventually, Clearfield, UT.
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This "rocket train" is headed west to Utah in order to get a new solid rocket booster for NASA. These ten cars are sufficient for transporting two boosters.
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Need a boost? This is a specially designed car used to transport the solid rocket boosters used by NASA on the space shuttle! The cars on this train are not loaded with boosters; they are returning to Utah to pick up a new load.
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How's this for an interesting looking car? The roll bars that have been welded to the car are used to determine clearance. This is part of the "rocket train", which is used to transports the solid rocket boosters used by NASA. This car ensures the train has the proper clearance.
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What kind of train is this you ask? It is a special train designed to carry the solid rocket boosters used by NASA on the space shuttle! The train came from Florida and is on its way to Clearfield, UT.
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Not far west of North Yard, a westbound coal empty starts making its way toward a mine on the Craig branch. The track on the right side is BNSF's Golden Sub, which is used daily by two "Beer Trains" as well as the Golden Switch.
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A unit grain train - sometimes referred to as an earthworm - makes its way south toward the Joint Line in late afternoon light. It was very nice to find a warbonnet leading the train.
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I thought that this was worth posting because it is a sight that is becoming less and less common! SD70MACs used to rule on BNSF coal trains. Now, AC4400CWs, ES44ACs and SD70ACes are on coal trains all the time. I thought it was a nice bonus that both units were wearing the Heritage II scheme.
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Wow! This unit hasn't been around too terribly long and it has already been beat up quite a bit. This is a Kansas City Southern de Mexico SD70ACe in the "Retro Belle" scheme on the Denver to Kansas City manifest.
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