The head end of a UP oil train passes by the detector at MP 22.6, just west of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive. Across CO-72 in the distance, three GEs are serving as mid-train swing helpers on the train, descending from Tunnel 1.
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The westbound Zephyr just rolled through the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Drive and is now passing the detector at MP 22.6, near the base of Coal Creek Canyon. In the foreground is the west portal of Tunnel 1, which the Zephyr will be merging from in just a few minutes.
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A day before the shortest day of the year, a coal train passes by the detector at MP 22.6 on the approach to the Blue Mountain Road grade crossing. Off to the right and in the distance, you can see two of the three mid-train swing helpers.
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On a frigid December morning, an eastbound BNSF manifest winds its way through the S-curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. You can see the back half of the train, descending from Tunnel One in the distance. The detector at MP 22.6 revealed the temperature to be 14°F.
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