The morning Zephyr passes by a little red tractor as it also passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of Blue Mountain Drive. Amtrak's "Pepsi Can" heritage unit is leading the train this morning.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
NS 3641 has just passed by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The detector is now counting axles and looking for abnormal heat signature that might indicate a manual brake that has been applied on the train. No such heat signature would be detected today.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
AMTK 51 and AMTK 203 lead the eastbound Zephyr through the hotbox detector at MP 22.6 at Blue Mountain Drive. The detector would reveal that the temperature is currently 76°F (25°C), the train approaching the grade crossing.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
The westbound Zephyr, with a baggage car and nine Superliners, crosses Blue Mountain Drive and passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6 on a morning in which the temperature has already reached 80°F (27°C).
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
If you look closely toward the right side of the shot, you can see the two DPUs on the tail end of this eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. The train has its normal 3x2 configuration, along with 106 cars in between the power. In this shot, the train is wrapping its way through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Drive.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Norfolk Southern has a program in which they are converting a lot of their DC traction motor units to AC traction motors. NS 4762 is a good example. You can see the "DC to AC" on the cab, indicating this unit is a veteran of that program.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
As the Zephyr passes by at Blue Mountain Drive, the engineer opens the window and gives a friendly wave to the camera as it passes on by.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Under gloomy, stormy skies, the eastbound Zephyr passes by the Hotbox Detector at MP 22.6 at Blue Mountain. With my drone currently in the shop for repairs, it was good to get a classic shot here at the S-Curves.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
The eastbound Zephyr was about an hour late when it departed Fraser. However, it is working to make up that time, and will in fact arrive in Denver only 12 minutes late! Here, the train is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
An SD70ACe leads BNSF's daily Provo-Denver east by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6. The train is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. The train will take the siding at Rocky to meet nearly 2-hour-late Winter Park Express!
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
A few light snowflakes are falling in this frozen scene as the Zephyr passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain grade crossing. When the detector offers up its readout, it will indicate the temperature is a bitter cold 10°F (-12°C) out.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
The Winter Park Express Ski Train rolls by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, at Blue Mountain, between Eisele (Clay) and Plain. The detector will correctly report 36 axles on the train, and a chilly 0°F.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
The westbound Winter Park Express Ski Train passes by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, just west of the Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Three units lead a manifest comprised almost exclusively of loaded coal hoppers and covered hoppers through the S-Curves at Coal Creek Canyon and by the hotbox detector at MP 22.6.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
Wrapping through the S-Curves at Blue Mountain Drive, an empty oil train heads west. It will load at the transload facility in Wash, UT. UP is pretty inconsistent with the power it places on westbound oil trains. This particular one is running with four units on the head end.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster
or add a comment to the picture.
