It's always good to throw in a picture of Big Ten Curve from time to time! This coal load is descending from the curve and approaching the west switch of Rocky where a clear signal is waiting for it.
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The eastbound Zephyr comes around Big Ten Loop. This is a 300mm shot as seen from Highway 72 across the field. The heritage units look pretty good on the point.
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The eastbound Zephyr comes through Big Ten Curve and starts to descend toward Rocky where it will pass a manifest that it has been following since Cliff. Amtrak's Phase I Heritage Unit leads the Zephyr east.
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A BNSF train makes its way around Big Ten Loop. But the question is, which way is it going? If you guessed west, you'd be correct. The three units toward the right side of the screen are on the head end and the train is pulling up grade. There is a single DPU unit on the tail end of the train.
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The eastbound California Zephyr is running about 45 minutes early (yes, early) as it rounds Big Ten Curve on its journey east. It will meet westbounds at Rocky and Leyden (both of which are already waiting for the Zephyr).
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Have you ever seen the California Zephyr running in what appears to be a distributed power formation with one P42 on the point and a second on the end? Turns out, in this case, the Zephyr is being taken back to Denver. A major rock slide required it be pulled back to town. The P42 on the left side of the shot is providing HEP and the P42 on the right is pulling the train eastbound around Big Ten Curve.
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For a short time during the transition between F40PH's and P42DC's, two P42 and one F40 could often be found on the California Zephyr. The F40 was used for HEP, while the P42's actually pulled the train.
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