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Friday, February 2, 2018
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Kevin Morgan
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Byers Canyon
Grand County, CO
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1196 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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Looking down from US-40, we find a rift in the frozen ice covering icy cold waters of the Colorado River. We also find the private cars Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium as they make their way east through Byers Canyon on the back of the California Zephyr.
Note: The "Silver Rapids" apparently has been renamed the "Silver Smith"...either temporarily or permanently, I'm not sure...
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Friday, February 2, 2018
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Kevin Morgan
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CP DS097 (East Troublesome)
Grand County, CO
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1215 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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The eastbound Zephyr is clipping along at 70 MPH, which is track speed between Kremmling and Flat. The east switch of Troublesome was the location of a costly (and, sadly, deadly) derailment on Tuesday, May 15, 1956. The crew on an eastbound manifest missed an approach signal at west Troublesome. The train was meeting a westbound manifest, and the westbound was not yet clear of the east switch. The eastbound train realized the mistake too late, and ran the red signal and side-swiped the westbound train. This led to the creation of a short movie called "The Trouble at Troublesome". It was produced by Rio Grande to show to employees in training.
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