The crew for UP 1943 is currently in the process of tying the specially-painted SD70ACe on to the point of the MNYGJ in the siding at Rocky. Once tied on, the conductor will start to knock off brakes on the train so the train can proceed west. Note the incredible levels of smoke currently filling the sky from nearby forest fires.
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A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of the eastbound Provo-Denver near the west switch of Rocky. A short UP work train waits in the siding, the conductor getting ready to head back in to the cab after giving the BNSF eastbound a rollby.
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A single unit leads a work train consisting of gondolas sits in the siding at Rocky, waiting on BNSF's Provo-Denver to show up. Once meeting the manifest, the work train here will proceed up and in to the siding at Eisele (Clay). The gondolas will be tied down there and the unit will return light back to North Yard.
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A short Maintenance of Way train is stopped on the siding at Rocky, waiting for an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver which is currently making its way east on the main at Eisele (Clay) in the background.
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Four units leads a 52-car manifest through Little Ten Curve at the west end of Rocky. When the railroad was first built, back in the Denver and Salt lake days, Rocky was actually named Arena. The name was changed after Rio Grande acquired the D&SL.
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The Denver-Provo is leaving Rocky behind and is taking on the 2% climb up and around Big Ten Curve an in to Eisele (Clay). Interestingly, these four units led the Provo-Denver east in to town yesterday. A quick overnight fuel up and back to Utah they head.
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It is a crystal clear, fantastic June morning as the eastbound MGJNY snakes through Little Ten Curve at the west end of Rocky, making its way east on clear signals toward town.
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The westbound Zephyr is coming through Little Ten Loop right now near the west end of Rocky. In a matter of minutes, the train will be on the track in the foreground, which wraps around Big Ten Loop. Then, shortly after that, it'll travel geographically north through Eisele (Clay) in the distance, above the location where the train is currently.
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An eastbound BNSF manifest snakes its way through Little Ten Curve on the siding at Rocky. The train will be coming to a stop at the east end. Not to wait for a westbound, but to wait for a recrew! The yard did not have space for the train, so it will wait at Rocky for a few hours.
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After coming down from Big Ten Loop, this eastbound manifest is now navigating Little Ten loop alongside the siding at Rocky.
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An eastbound coal load goes a little out of the norm in terms of power as it has five units on the point instead of the usual two. In addition, UP 1996 is the third of the three mid-train swing helpers. the train is slowing in the siding at Rocky, waiting to meet two westbounds.
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It is not very often that you see a consist like this on the Moffat! This coal empty is headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch. The lead unit, which is an ET44AC, has CSX's latest paint scheme applied. The train is coming around Little Ten Curve at Rocky.
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This westbound manifest works its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. Through this curve, the train makes a 90° turn to the left. The head end power is now headed south (geographically), while the back half is moving west. In a few minutes, the train will be on the track above at Eisele.
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When the Moffat was original built, the tracks needed to gain a fair amount of altitude in a short distance. Consequently, the tracks use a fair number of loops to stretch out the distance. Here, an eastbound coal load is headed through Little Ten Loop at West Rocky. The head end is approach the switch for the Rocky Industrial Lead as the mid-train swing helpers come up on Little Ten.
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This eastbound coal load is about to make its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. A few hundred feet above the train, you can see the tracks as they run through Eisele. Just a few minutes earlier, the train was headed in the oppose direction on those tracks.
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