About two miles away from the main track at Mounds, the Dirt Train passes through this nice S-Curve on the Sunnyside Subdivision. The train is moving at 15 MPH heading toward its destination of Banning.
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After dropping off loaded trash cars and picking up empty trash cars at "Banning" on the Sunnyside Sub, the Dirt Train is headed back to Helper between Mounds and Wash with UP 7060 leading.
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It is getting close to 12 o'clock noon as the eastbound MPVODEN in coming into the Utah desert approach the siding of Mounds.
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No longer on the mainline, the Dirt Train is now "creeping" along at 15 MPH on the Sunnyside Subdivision. This spur used to lead to a mine near the town of Sunnyside, but its sole purpose now is to serve the Dirt Train.
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On a cloudy day in the desert, the Dirt Train is approaching the siding at Mounds.
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The sun is setting at the west end of the siding of Mounds. The sky is extrodinarily red because of a forest fire burning in the area. The resulting smoke has drifted across the western sky creating wonderful sunsets.
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The sun is setting as this UP coal empty starts its push across the Utah desert.
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Although the desert across Utah is far from busy, UP does still send a couple coal trains across the desert on most days. This eastbound empty is headed for the Northfork Subdivision in western Colorado.
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Just east of the yard at Mounds (which is little more than three or four tracks used by UP for temporary storage), the Dirt Train moves along the Sunnyside Sub branch heading towards Columbia Junction.
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