Well, after traveling almost 30 miles west of Denver, the westbound Zephyr has returned to Denver! A rock slide on the Moffat kept the train from making it west. The head end P42 was pulled off the train at Clay, run around the train, and tacked on the tail end. It then pulled the train back to town.
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Time marches forward! In preparation for the major construction project that is up and coming at Union Station, tracks 2 through 5 have been ripped out. Once a temporary depot has been setup for Amtrak, track 1 will be gone too. Once construction is complete in several years, the tracks will be put back in.
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It is straight up 7:00pm as the Zephyr undergoes a crew change at Union Station. The eastbound Zephyr is just about 45 minutes early on this particular night! The P42DC - AMTK 50 - on the left side of the frame is kept in Denver as a backup in case one of the two units on #5 or #6 needs to be swapped out.
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The first picture of the Ski Train for the 2008-2009 Winter Season! The first run for the Ski Train this season is just four days away (as of this picture) on December 27th. The train is assembled and idling at Union Station, waiting to start its runs.
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Passengers work their way down the platform at Union Station as the Ski Train prepares for its first run west of the 2006 Summer Season. This scene has changed a lot from twenty years ago! The bridge in the foreground is the HOV/Bus ramp that goes to and from Denver/I-25.
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The day before its first summer run, the Ski Train gets a bath at DUT! Note that the car names were still on the plaques on the sides of the cars (e.g. "North Park" on Car 5).
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DRGW 3155 sits second in line as the power on the Ski Train at Union Station.
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Even though it is only eight years old, 3154 has already seen better days! Paint is starting to wear off on the long hood and on the fuel tank.
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The three Rio Grande GP60's, delivered in May 1990, were delievered as the result of an insurance claim on two tunnel motors (5402 and 5408) that were wrecked on Tennessee Pass. The GP60s were delivered according to Espee [GP60] standards, thus they did not have any class lights or MARS lights.
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The white stripe that runs along the side of 3154 was a part of an experiment to try to increase visibility of the unit from the side at grade crossing.
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In 1998, the Ski Train had not yet acquired their F40PH's from Amtrak. Over this summer, they borrowed the Rio Grande GP60's (even though 3156 had been repainted to UP 5702 less than a month ago). Here, the Ski Train sits at Union Station preparing for a trip west tomorrow.
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