In this shot, the Zephyr is located right around the former location of the east switch of Yarmony. After a derailment in 2001, UP lengthened the siding at move the east switch further west so it wasn't on a curve.
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Ten years ago, you would have seen the east switch of Yarmony in this picture. However, when UP extended Yarmony several thousand feet to the west, they also moved the east switch west. This took the switch off the S-Curve seen here, and prevented the siding from crossing a road, allowing trains to stop on the siding without blocking the road.
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The afternoon clouds are starting to cause havoc at Yarmony! A westbound power move departs the west end of the block while an eastbound manifest prepares to depart out the east end in the distance.
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At the west switch of Yarmony, a power move consisting of 15 engines heads west toward its crew change at Bond. The power will continue on to Glenwood Springs where it will be set out in the yard. Then, three units at a time will be added to eastbound coal loads coming from the mines in Grand Junction. Once in Denver, the units will be set out and this will happen all over again!
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After sitting overnight, the eastbound MRONY is about to receive a fresh crew and continue east toward Denver. It'll take a while to untie the train, however, and the westbound Zephyr and a light power move will come through before the train departs.
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Working its way toward Bond, this coal empty is running parallel to the Colorado River. Around this long curve, the train will pass the siding of Yarmony which has been out of service since a derailment at the west switch in the year 2000.
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Amtrak 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is following the Colorado River a few miles west of the siding of Yarmony.
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