The westbound Zephyr has the typical winter consist of two units, a baggage car, and seven Superliners head west in Barbara's Gulch, passing by the intermediate signal at MP 16.1. Above and in the distance, you can clearly see Tunnel 1, where the Zephyr will be in just a matter of minutes.
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The clouds have moved in as a UP coal empty rolls east toward the (now defunct) switch to the Chem Spur. It would seem that these cars are being repositioned. They very possibly were just pulled out of storage somewhere on the former Rio Grande. Two AC4400CWs and an ES44AC lead the empty, elephant-style.
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BNSF's Denver-Provo, consisting almost entirely of tank cars, heads west through Barbara's Gulch toward the Rocky Mountains. If you look closely, you can see an eastbound currently running through Eisele (Clay). The two trains will meet each other at Rocky.
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An eastbound BNSF (loaded) oil train snakes away from the camera, under the Colorado Highway 93 overpass, into and through Barbara's Gulch. A KCS Retro Belle makes for a nice view of the rear DPU.
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The westbound Zephyr is about 15 minutes late after getting briefly held up at Arvada waiting for the MGJNY. The train makes it way through Barbara's Gulch, man-made Standley Lake off in the distance.
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An eastbound UP coal load slowly rolls through Barbara's Gulch in between Rocky and Leyden. In the distance, you can clearly see the grade running through the west end of Eisele (Clay).
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The morning Zephyr is making its way through Barbara's Gulch on the east side of CO-93. In just a few minutes, it'll be at East Rocky on the main in the foreground.
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An eastbound UP coal load, which is a little shorter (78 cars) than coal trains traditionally found on the Moffat, approaches the east end of Barbara's Gulch between Rocky and Leyden.
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A westbound oil train passes underneath Colorado Highway 93 as it snakes its way through Barbara's Gulch. The head end is approaching a clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky.
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An overhead look at one of the only 100 SD70ACe-T4s that UP currently has on the roster. It's been rumored that the units had a myriad of problems when they were first released. The rumored issued ranged from reliability issues to software problems. However, it has also been said that the issues have mostly been resolved in the last few years.
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A set of empty "oil cans" rolls westbound through Barbara's Gulch. UP has six units on the point and a single DPU bringing up the rear. The train will continue to the oil transload facility at Wash, UT where it will be loaded and return east.
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Friday afternoon rush hour traffic is starting to pick up on CO-93 as drivers are likely oblivious to the westbound BNSF coal train passing beneath them.
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The only westbound coal load you can find on the Moffat is approaching the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch. This train was loaded at the Spring Creek Mine in Montana and is heading for a power station in Valmy, NV.
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At first glance, it might appear as though all three of these BNSF GEs is sporting the Heritage 2 scheme. However, the third unit is indeed wearing the New Image scheme. The sun is catching the yellow stripes just right to make it difficult to recognize!
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BNSF's Spring Creek Mine, MT to Valmy, NV coal load is starting the real climb up the Moffat as it heads west through Barbara's Gulch.
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