Up had four crew members riding along on the back of this flat car to monitor the move of this classic crane west on the Moffat. Among the crew members is Ed Dickens, who is in charge of the steam and heritage fleet for UP.
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This old D&SL crane rolls west on the main at Blue Mountain Road after spending a few decades in storage at Burnham. Note the "big hook", which is tied down with a yellow strap to the flat car, keeping it in place.
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There was quite a photo line setup for this rare westbound move at Blue Mountain Road! There must have been no less than 15 photographers set up with cameras along the road. The train is headed for Granby to drop off the crane.
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It is cool how the continuous welded rail on rail trains spans across each of the flat cars in the consist. Here, you can see the rail running directly across these two rail cars, coupled together.
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Rail winds its way through S-Curves at Blue Mountain Road. A rail train can carry 40 rails, each rail being 1/4 of a mile in length. That means this train is ten miles in length.
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A UP SD70M and a BNSF ES44DC lead a westbound rail train through the curves at Blue Mountain on its journey west. It is ultimately headed for California.
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In the past few years, UP has made a concentrated effort to patch the remaining non-UP units on its roster, as well as repaint units in predecesor paint schemes. UP 6408 was original SP 362, delivered in October 1995. It recently received a full repaint in the "flag and wings" scheme.
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On a beautiful March morning, a coal load winds through the curves at Coal Creek and Blue Mountain on its way east. Of the seven units on the train, the lead unit (ironically) is by far the one that looks the worst for wear! That's okay though...gives the train a little personality. More than likely, this is the original paint scheme from when this guy was first delivered to UP in November 1995.
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One of my favorite places to shoot would have to be the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Love in shots like this how you can see the DPU, the train just ahead of the DPU, and the train way, ahead of the DPU on the other side of CO-72. The distance between the tank cars in the foreground and the background is about 1,500 feet.
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Orange BNSF power and a single (faded) Warbonnet pass by the Coal Creek Canyon fire house on Blue Mountain Road as the manifest works its way west on the Moffat.
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A westbound BNSF manifest with an interesting display of paint schemes makes its way around the curve on the approach to the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing.
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A small winter storm blew through the Front Range area overnight, leaving another inch or so of snow on the ground. The morning sun is starting to melt some of it off, but with a temperature around 20°F, it is not going very fast. Meanwhile, an eastbound BNSF manifest (Provo to Lincoln) rolls east through the beautiful, wintery scene.
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A (somewhat rare) BNSF SD70ACe leader brings an eastbound BNSF train across the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. This week has finally looked like winter should in Colorado!
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A westbound coal empty snakes its way through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Road and Coal Creek as the head end approaches the east portal of Tunnel 1.
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It is a clear, crisp morning as the westbound Zephyr rolls west just past the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road. The hot box detector at milepost 22.6 would reveal that it is a chilly 18°F out this morning.
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