BNSF's trio of elephant style, Heritage 2 Dash 9's lead an eastbound manifest out of the first tunnel on the east side of the divide, Tunnel 1.
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One of the last remaining SP AC400CWs (#354) is the last unit on this eastbound coal train on a very brisk November afternoon.
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Winter hit Colorado with a vengence the weekend after Thanksgiving. This eastbound coal load is doing the best it can in near white-out conditions at Blue Mountain.
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BNSF's westbound MDENSTO-16 is running through the many curves at Blue Mountain (at the base of Coal Creek Canyon) working on its ascent toward the Moffat Tunnel.
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The eastbound MGJNY had a (former) Rio Grande SD50 on it on this chilly April day. Until receiving its yellow patches, UP 9859 was DRGW 5515. The unit made a few runs around Colorado at the time this picture was taken.
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Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, swings through the curves at Blue Mountain crossing. The Zephyr is over four hours late. In the background, if you look closely, you can see the Rocky Local backing up the Rocky Spur.
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A westbound coal empty with eight GE ACs snakes through the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon.
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From a view high above Blue Mountain road crossing, an eastbound coal train wraps its way through the curves at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon.
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An eastbound coal train wraps around the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon. Note the train descending from Tunnel One in the background.
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The eastbound Ski Train works its way through the S-curve at Blue Mountain, crossing over the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6.
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Led by an SD9043MAC and an authentic (6000 HP) SD90MAC, this coal train rounds the horseshoe curve at the base of Coal Creek Canyon.
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Just before 5pm, the first train (since the start of the fire) moves east through Clay. The fire has now been completely contained, and is almost out.
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After work, in the late afternoon, I stopped by the Blue Mountain fire again. By this time, the fire was completely contained and really just smoldering.
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With more grass than trees, the Blue Mountain fire continues to burn with minor flames.
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