SD70Ms have the reigns on the westbound Rocky Mountaineer this morning, the train running right on time past the green foliage at the west end of Eisele (Clay).
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AMTK 37 and AMTK 15 lead the Zephyr west on the main, approaching a clear (green) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay).
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As the head end of this westbound coal empty knocks down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay), the tail end is at the east switch. The train is slightly longer than Eisele. This is pretty typical for coal train at Eisele as Eisele is one of the shorter sidings on the east slope of the Moffat.
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A trio of elephant-style units (two ES44ACs with an SD70ACe in between) lead the eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver at the west switch of Eisele (Clay). The train has green signals ahead for the remainder of the journey in to Denver.
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There are a lot of bushes and trees near the west end of Eisele (Clay), which means this spot always make for a really nice picture. Here, the westbound Zephyr just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end and is continuing west.
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A quartet of units leads the westbound Rockies to the Red Rocks out the west end of Eisele (Clay) on a test run west in advance to the start of the 2024 season, coming in two weeks.
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After roughly nine months with no specially painted Amtrak units on the Zephyr, we actually got two in two days! Today, AMTK 160 wearing the "Pepsi Can" scheme is leading the train west out of Eisele (Clay).
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UP's MGJNY has cleared the west switch of Eisele (Clay) and the Winter Park Express has an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal as it departs west. You can see the manifest wrapping around Big Ten Curve in the distance, the tail end still within the block on the main at Eisele (Clay).
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The coaches at the head end of the Winter Park Express (Ski Train) offer a fantastic glint in the early morning sunshine at the west end of Eisele (Clay).
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The Zephyr is just west of the west switch of Eisele (Clay) as it heads west. It is a few minutes away from the rail in the foreground, which are just west of the west portal of Tunnel 1. By rail, the Zephyr is nearly 1 1/2 miles away from the rails in the foreground. Over the course of that distance, the train will also gain about 135 feet in elevation.
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The final westbound Zephyr out of Denver in 2023 has navigated through the S-curve at Eisele (Clay) and it is headed out the west end.
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The Zephyr is just over an hour late as it passes the west switch of Eisele (Clay). The Zephyr overtook a westbound UP coal empty at Rocky.
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UP 6889 and train roll through the west switch of Eisele (Clay) on the journey east toward Denver. UP 6889 was originally built to have a 6,000 horsepower prime mover as an AC6000CW. However, the 6,000 horsepower experiment was relatively short-lived, and the unit has been rebuilt by UP and is now designated as a C44ACM.
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In 2018, it was common to find eight Superliners on the Zephyr through the winter months. Post-COVID, an a coach and a sleeper have both been dropped from the train, making six Superliners the current winter standard. P42DCs still reign on the Zephyr, despite Amtrak taking receipt on 18 ALC-42s.
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A quartet of P42DCs on the point of the westbound Zephyr passes by the eastbound signal at west Eisele (Clay) on its journey west. The 3rd and 4th P42DCs were just picked up today in Denver. If you look closely, you can see one door on the baggage car currently open.
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