A wide-angle shot of UP's Board of Directors Special as it passes through Granby. The train is on the main. The siding is the next track closest to the camera, followed by the Granby house track.
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A 300mm look at UP's Board of Directors Special as it makes track speed through Granby. The train included 15 cars and a bunch of upper management for the trip west.
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In the distance, UP's Board of Directors Special is approaching with UP 1989 on the point. The Granby depot still stands, used twice a day for the California Zephyr.
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It is a beautiful afternoon in the Colorado high country as an Energy-bound coal empty blasts by on the main track at Granby. Right here, we are about 8,000 feet above sea level. Track speed is increasing toward 60 MPH for the trip west toward Hot Sulpher Springs.
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In the wee hours of the night before, a westbound coal empty tied its train down at Granby due to a track gang working further west. Twelve hours later and the train is still tied down in the siding. Meanwhile, a train heading for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch with a live crew passes by on the main track.
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A roster shot of FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) track geometry car (DOTX 220). This car is used to check for defects in the rail that may lead to derailments. And it works well! Between Tabernash and Granby, the train found four significant defects, each requiring a slow order between 10 MPH and 25 MPH.
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A bit of a surprise on this particular day, as the Federal Railroad Administrations track geometry car, led by a year-old ES44AC, heads west. The car is being used to check for defects in the track to help prevent derailments.
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Not having a particularly busy morning, the one passenger waiting to board at Granby looks toward the conductor at the rear of the train, preparing to climb aboard.
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The lead unit on the westbound Zephyr pulls slowly into Granby past the station.
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Waiting for Amtrak to come by (and make its station stop), UP 6325 east takes the siding at Granby.
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