The westbound Zephyr, running about an hour late, enters the siding at the east end of Eisele (Clay). The siding here has always been a slower siding. It has weight restrictions (loaded coal trains, for example, cannot use it) and is actually seldomly used. The Zephyr will only go 15 MPH through the siding to the west end to meet an eastbound UP manifest.
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Just around the curve ahead, you can see the east switch of Eisele (Clay). This empty oil train has clear signals to continue west, with no trains to meet on this side of the Continental Divide. Also note the tracks at Rocky up and to the right, from where the train just came.
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A trio of UP units leads the MGJNY at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). The Moffat is averaging about six trains a day lately, so after two Amtrak trains and two BNSF trains, that is leaving about two UP trains as well.
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The westbound Zephyr has clear signals up the east slope of the Moffat as it passes by the east switch of Eisele.
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The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). Still getting used to flying the new drone, I snapped the shot a smidge later than intended, but it still works pretty well.
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A trio of newer GE units (an ET44AC surrounded on either side by an ES44AC) leads the circus train east out the east end of Eisele. The train is curving from the south to the east as it heads toward Big Ten Curve. Shortly, the train will be on the lower track (moving from left to right), on the approach to Rocky.
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