A loaded BNSF sand train grinds west through a green and lush Barbara's Gulch on a cooler, overcast day. The train has three units on the point and two bringing up the rear. Just ahead around the bend is an Approach (yellow over red) signal at the east switch of Rocky. The train will have to sit between switches on the main at Rocky for a few hours to wait for Maintenance of Way to clear up further west.
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After a morning of mostly overcast skies, the clouds gave way as BNSF's Provo-Denver departed East Rocky. The sunlight nicely lit up the two DPUs brining up the rear of the train. The train is rolling through Barbara's Gulch, heading for the siding at Leyden.
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An ES44C4 leads an eastbound BNSF manifest - the Provo to Denver - out of Rocky and through the narrow west end of Barbara's Gulch. The train will meet its counterpart at Leyden. It will take the siding and tie down at Leyden. The yard currently has no room for the train, so it'll be held out for awhile.
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The Westbound Zephyr is at the west end of Barbara's Gulch passing underneath CO-93 on the approach to a clear signal at the east switch of Rocky.
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Due to some extreme weather conditions in the mid-west, the westbound Zephyr got dinged pretty bad and departed Denver about 8 1/2 hours late this Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, it would only get (slightly) worse for passengers as the train was 10 1/2 hours late by the time it reached Emeryville.
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After a tremendous amount of precipitation this winter and spring, vegetation is coming up nice and green in Barbara's Gulch. A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of a westbound unit oil empty.
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On a beautiful May afternoon, a leased ES44AC and a BNSF ES44AC bring up the tail end of a westbound unit oil empty train through the west end of Barbara's Gulch.
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A westbound empty BNSF oil train makes its way through Barbara's Gulch. It is a little unusual to see a unit with only a single unit on the point, particularly on the Moffat. There are, however, two units on the tail end.
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It is ironic, but UP 1996 always seems to show up in Colorado in winter. Fairly close to New Years, actually. 2018/2019 was no exception as the heritage unit spent a number of weeks making some trips on the Moffat on coal trains. The Daylight / Black Widow inspired unit is quickly moving toward the second-most shot heritage unit I have, after UP 1989.
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Remnants of the most recent winter storm are still quite apparent in Barbara's Gulch as a westbound coal empty, with UP 1996 fifth in the consist, makes its way west.
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Seven unit lead a westbound coal empty through Barbara's Gulch. UP 1996 has been hanging out on coal trains in Colorado lately, and is making yet another journey west on this particular empty!
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This westbound is slowing as it had an approach at the last intermediate signal. It will get stopped at a red at the east switch of Rocky as maintenance has a work window that will last another 30 to 40 minutes.
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On this particular day, clouds were drifting in and out of the scene and a nice hole popped up in the clouds allowing the power on this westbound BNSF manifest to be nicely highlighted in the sun.
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If you look closely, you may note that the BNSF logo on the lead unit is a bit smaller than on the third unit. That lead unit is a ET44C4, the latest (Tier 4 compliant) model from GE. There is slightly less room on the long hood for the logo to appear.
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Another day and another BNSF manifest being led by a trio of GEs in Barbara's Gulch past the old metal tower that has stood for decades.
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