With the sun now completely set, Byers Canyon makes for an interesting subject as a westbound coal empty winds its way through the ten-degree curves of on the canyon.
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The largest diesel locomotive ever built is accompanied by the Rio Grande Heritage Unit on an eastbound trip through Byers Canyon. The river is running high with snow run-off and heavy afternoon rains.
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UP runs an annual Engineering Special that frequently seems to make its way over the Moffat! Such was the case here as the eastbound special, led by UP 6936, wraps its way through Byers Canyon.
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Passengers look out the window of the Lounge car in the middle of Byers Canyon. Note the power for the train on one side of the frame and US-40 across the Colorado River on the other side of the frame!
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At Sulphur, we overtook a westbound coal empty. The empty took the siding a few minutes ahead of us. As seen here, we shot past lead unit just before entering Byers Canyon.
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The various angles in this picture make it extremely interesting. You can't see a horizon, but you can see lines of mountains and hills running at all different angles. When you look at the image one way, you'd swear it needed to be rotated to the right...but it is actually perfectly level!
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A loaded coal train departs east out of Sulphur. Fresh ribbon rail and tie plates litter the side of the track in preparation for a huge MOW effort that starts the day after this picture was taken. Amtrak would be routed through Wyoming during this effort!
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