Every once in awhile, a visitor from south of the border makes its way up north for a little power sharing. Such is the case here as a Ferromex ES44AC rolls west on the Moffat just east of Tolland.
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A Kansas City Southern SD70ACe was on the Denver-Provo for the trip west over the Moffat.
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A colorful consist (including a standard BNSF ES44DC, KCS Belle SD70ACe, and Ferromex ES44AC) moves quickly at track speed as it runs alongside a frozen over South Boulder Creek.
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On a chilly (about 15°F at the moment) morning, a westbound BNSF manifest kicks up some snow as it approaches the bridge over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland.
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After getting some shots of a BNSF manifest in the siding at Rollins, I decided to come west to Tolland as I knew the Zephyr was on time and was headed up the hill. While it had been mostly overcast so far that morning, the sun broke through a bit to add some nice light to this shot of #5.
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A single AC4400CW brings up the tail end of this North Fork Branch-bound coal empty. The train has six units (configured 5x(0)x1). It is a chilly morning along a frozen-over South Boulder Creek!
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A westbound coal empty knocks down an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal at the west end of Cliff. This empty took the siding at Rocky where the Winter Park Express Ski Train overtook it. It will next take the siding at Rollins to allow the California Zephyr to pass it as well.
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Running just about 15 minutes late, the eastbound California Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the east switch of East Portal. A smattering of aspen trees offer up a great backdrop for the train that, minutes earlier, was in the Moffat Tunnel.
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After several days of testing these SD70ACe-T4s through the Moffat Tunnel, EMD has collected all the data needed and the consist will now head east back to Denver. The SD70ACe-T4 is supposed to go in to production a little later in 2016 and rumor has it that UP has already ordered several dozen copies.
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Over the past several days, EMD and UP have been testing this pair of SD70ACe-T4s for the past several days. The consist has been running between Tabernash and East Portal, running through the Moffat Tunnel. Testing is completely now, however, and the consist will be headed back to North Yard in Denver.
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An eastbound approaches the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel. The train is actually a pair of EMD SD70ACe-T4s and a trio of UP units. the train will hold briefly on the main at East Portal before continuing east to North Yard.
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For years and years, Amtrak had a contract with the US mail. The mail was hauled in boxcars...this boxcar being one such example. I actually was unaware that the boxcars had been sold off and were now being used for other purposes. This one is still clearly in its Phase IV scheme.
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After a brief pause, this westbound BNSF manifest is on the roll again. That second C44-9W may have a bit of an issue with its turbocharger! The signal for the train is an Advanced Approach, meaning it is flashing yellow over red. This indicates that the signal at east Winter Park is not green, but it isn't red.
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A westbound BNSF manifest slows on the main at East Portal. It is currently looking at a red signal because a ballast washer is working inside the Moffat Tunnel. The washer is currently headed for East Portal as well. It will hold on the siding to allow the train to continue westbound.
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This westbound BNSF manifest had a single DODX flat car on it. "DODX" is the designation for the Department of Defense. Not entirely sure where this particular car is headed.
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