After meeting the westbound Zephyr, and waiting a few seconds for some maintenance to clear up on Big Ten, UP 7850 and the MGJNY head east at East Eisele (Clay). As is frequently the case, there are several loaded coal cars on the front of the train. On this particular morning, there are 34 hoppers on the head end.
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An afternoon rainstorm is starting to move east from the Rockies as a rebuilt (and repainted) C44ACM leads a coal empty east out of Eisele (Clay).
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After meeting a westbound oil train (which is still visible in the distance), and then waiting for the east end of Eisele (Clay) to run time, UP 5774 got a light to head east. The crew informed DS-378 that they are short on time, so they will get signal the rest of the way in to town.
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A westbound UP empty train enters the siding of Eisele (Clay). It is meeting an eastbound coal empty (yes, an empty), holding the main. The conductor for the eastbound is on the ground to give the oil train a roll by.
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A westbound oil empty climbs up and around Big Ten, the tail end passing by the site of a minor derailment five days ago. An SD70ACe-T4 leads the empty as it approach a red over yellow (Diverging Approach) signal at the east switch of Eisele (Clay).
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UP 5772, sporting UP's newest paint scheme, leads the only UP manifest that still runs on the Moffat out the east end of Eisele (Clay), the MGJNY. The train is slowing to 10 MPH on account of a slow order ahead through a minor derailment repair site. The derailment happened the previous Friday.
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In January 2022, Amtrak worked with Operation Lifesaver to unveil a very unique paint scheme on AMTK 203. The paint scheme commemorates the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, which has worked and continues to work to make the public more aware of trains and how to avoid disaster with them. As the slogan goes: "See TRACKS? Think TRAIN!"
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The distinctive yellow nose of AMTK 203 leads the eastbound Zephyr at the east end of Eisele (Clay).
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After receiving authority, via PTC, to proceed past a red signal, AMTK 199 is throttling up so the train can continue at restricted speed on the main. Note the FRA inspection car (DOTX 221), directly behind the power.
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UP seems to run an oil train on the Moffat at an average of about 1.5 oil trains per day at the moment. One such example is this westbound on the main at East Eisele (Clay).
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A single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of this westbound oil train at the east switch of Eisele (Clay). There is currently no buffer car on the tail end of the train as there is no crew in the DPU.
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Five units lead an eastbound UP manifest out the east end of Eisele (Clay). The power is elephant style. The last two units are GP38-2s from Grand Junction. Not sure if they are due for an inspection, or if they are being sold for auction (or scrap). The top of a tank car that is likely more than a century old is partially buried in the dirt in the foreground.
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A look at the end of this very old Rio Grande tank car located near the east switch of Eisele (Clay). There are two reporting marks that have clearly been hand written on the car: DRGW X-2901 and DRGW X-2906. I'm not sure which is correct, if either of them!
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Near the east switch of Eisele (Clay) is this very old Rio Grande tank car. It is now partially buried as it has most likely been here for at least a century.
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The engineer on the eastbound BNSF oil load has turned the headlights back on the bright after the lead unit of this westbound UP oil empty has passed by. The UP train is headed to a transload facility in Utah. The same place the BNSF train came from.
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