Power on the South Local and the West Local changes fairly often as one (or more) of the units get pushed around for inspections or other duties. For Monday, this should be the trio of units heading south on the Joint Line.
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For the second time since it was unveiled in July 2005, the Western Pacific Heritage Unit visits Denver! The unit arrived after midnight the night before on the MRONY. The unit is having issues loading and will probably hang around Denver for a few days.
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After picking up its conductor and receiving clearance from 36th Street, this special military train is ready to proceed west on the Limon Sub and then north toward Cheyenne on the Greeley Sub.
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The Ski Train approaches 96th Avenue and I was able to get a final shot of the train with both the Denver Skyline and the Rocky Mountains in the shot. UP stuck an grungy AC4400CW pilot to lead the train.
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For the first time (to my knowledge) and for the last time, the Ski Train crosses over the South Platte River on the Belt Industrial Lead. Shortly it will curve north and head up the Greeley Sub toward Cheyenne.
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Rio Grande lettered equipment passing over a Rio Grande lettered bridge! Just as 5371 did 14 months earlier (to the day), the Ski Train passes over York Street on its way out of Denver.
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The Ski Train is on the roll over the grade crossing at Broadway. The train also passes underneath I-25, which can be seen in the distance. Note the FRED in the middle of a flash on the back of the train!
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On its way out of Denver for the last time, the Ski Train holds briefly at Broadway to allow a coal empty to enter Bypass One. Once the empty is in the clear, the Ski Train will start east on the Belt Industrial Lead.
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At the Pecos Crossover, an eastbound Public Service coal load heads down the North Yard siding toward North Yard. Once there, the train will move out on the Belt Industrial Lead to the Cherokee Power Plant.
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A southbound BNSF coal drag starts it journey south from Denver toward the Joint Line. A Herzog work train rests idle alongside the train, awaiting its next assignment.
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This Tunnel Motor is one of a very few that still hasn't "officially" been retired by Union Pacific as of this picture. The unit started life as SP 8259 and was delivered 29 years earlier in May 1980.
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The main workhorse! When the Ski Train would make trips up into the Colorado high country, it would typically fall on SKTX 289 to generate the Head End Power for the train, providing power to all the passengers.
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When SKTX 242 was unable to lead the Ski Train for whatever reason, the duty would often fall upon SKTX 283. The rest of the time, the unit would typically be found second up in the lineup.
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The tried and true leader of the Ski Train for nearly a decade! SKTX 242 has been the standard leader on the train ever since the former Amtrak F40PHs came to town.
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Car #9, the Winter Park, has operated as the "home base" car on the Ski Train for many, many years. The Ski Train manager set up in this car and car hosts reported to this car in the mornings to get their assignments.
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