A trio of UP GEs lead a westbound coal empty on Bypass 1 just east of C&S Junction. This is a scene that was far more common 15 years ago. Today, it is more common to find oil trains on Bypass 1 and 2, but coal trains still occasionally show up, such as on this day.
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A westbound coal empty is tied down on Bypass 1 just east of the signal tower at C&S Junction. Once the a crew is available, the train will head west to the West Elk mine on the North Fork branch in western Colorado.
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A westbound empty oil train has stopped to tie down on Bypass 1 at C&S Junction. The train will wait for a fresh crew to take the train west on the Moffat for loading at Wash, UT.
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UP 1995, leading a westbound coal empty, sits idle on Bypass 1 as a unit potash train rolls east on Bypass 2. After being recrewed, the potash train will continue east on the Belt Industrial Lead, which is why it is on Bypass 2 and not on Main 3, which would take it into North Yard.
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An eastbound UP potash train passes through C&S Jct on Bypass 2, meeting an uncrewed westbound coal empty sitting on Bypass 1.
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The signal bridge at C&S Jct spans four tracks, protecting Bypass 1 and 2 turning in to Main 1, and Main 3 and the North Yard siding turning in to Main 2. A westbound coal empty, with UP 1995, sits on Bypass 1 alongside the Clear Creek Federal commuter rail station, waiting for a crew to take it west.
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UP's crew change point for westbounds that come across one of the two bypass tracks is at C&S Jct. this happens to lie right next to the Clear Creek Federal commuter rail station. UP 1995 and a pair of GEs sit without a crew on Bypass 1, ready to head west when a crew becomes available.
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A trio of units, led by UP 1995, sit on Bypass 2 at C&S Jct. The coal empty is waiting for crew to become available in the Moffat pool so it can head west.
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UP 1995 is sitting on Bypass 1 at C&S Jct, looking at a red signal. The train is waiting for a rested crew to become available to take the train west over the Moffat. From left-to-right, the other tracks in the frame are Bypass 2, Main 3, and the North Yard Siding.
Love it when one of UP's six Heritage Units comes to Denver. On this Sunday afternoon, UP 1995 is set up to lead a coal empty west when a crew becomes rested.
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Sitting on Bypass 1 at C&S Jct, UP 1995 leads a westbound coal empty. The train is waiting for a crew to become available to take the train west over the Moffat.
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The Zephyr heads for the Colorado Rockies on a clear, crisp winter morning! These types of mornings are among my favorite.
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Another shot looking east as the Zephyr approaching Lowell Street. The eastbound signals at C&S moved significantly west when Main 2 was constructed.
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The westbound Zephyr passes through the (rather long OS) at C&S Junction on Main 2. UP DS-86 uses Main 2 when possible between C&S and Arvada right now due to work on the commuter rail line right next to Main 1. That said, there is a Form B on both tracks past the limits of the work zone.
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BNSF's Beer Train enters the Golden Sub at C&S Junction. The new signals (yet to be activated) that will protect C&S are seen in the foreground. The signal on the right will be for the Golden Sub and the signal on the left will be for Main 2.
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