At the south switch of Hazeltine, BNSF 4664 and baretable train cross 104th Avenue on the main train. The siding is currently "plugged" with a string of empty auto racks. New cars were brought in and unloaded at UP's auto facility in Denver, named Rolla. After unloading, the cars are placed on the siding so they can head north.
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Seven light units, including two of UP's six heritage units (UP 1988 and UP 1989) prepare to knock down a clear (green) signal at the south end of Hazeltine. The south end of Hazeltine is actually a crossover. However, south of the control point on what would be the siding, there is no occupancy and the track serves as a lead in to the Rolla auto facility. The trailing unit, UP 6385, was once SP 339!
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This is a rare sight that may never be duplicated again. BNSF's "stinky slinky" (molten sulfur train), which typically runs on the Front Range Sub, is detouring over UP's Greeley Sub. The Front Range Sub is still out of service after severe flood damage a week earlier.
In the distance, UP's switches auto racks at the Rolla auto facility.
A UP northbound is passing underneath I-76 as it approaches a yellow signal at the south end of Hazeltine. The train is 7,200 feet long, but a pair of AC4400CW's is all that is needed to traverse the relatively light grade of the Greeley Sub.
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