One of only three remaining Rio Grande units on UP's roster (as of the time of this shooting), DRGW 3100 is one of three units on the Rocky Local, backing up past highway 72 late in the afternoon.
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There is a section of track about 500 feet long in Barbara's Gulch in between Leyden and Rocky that can be seen from Highway 93. On the fourth day of operation in the 2006 season, the Ski Train is making good time through the Gulch on the approach to Rocky.
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Although there is no snow on the ground in the Denver-Metro area, there are piles of it up at Winter Park. The skiers aboard the first Ski Train of the 2006 winter season should have a great day on the slopes. The train is just 15 miles west of Union Station and the morning sun reflects nicely off the sides of the cars.
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The MNYPH-04 (Manifest, North Yard to Phippsburg) is pulling out of Storage Track 2 (at the north end of North Yard) on the North Yard Siding, while a coal empty pulls into Bypass One on the left side of the picture.
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Pecos Street will soon run under the tracks here near Utah Junction so traffic is not stopped for tens of minutes (or more) at a time while coal trains cut the crossing. UP 8120 is on Bypass One and will cut the crossing before tying the train down.
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Passing underneath a few lazy clouds, the headend of the MNYRO is about to hit the east OS of Clay, while the last few cars of the train are pulled up the grade toward Big Ten.
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The day after a substantial snow storm, the westbound MNYRO-03 makes its way west through snow-covered country on the approach to the Big Ten Loop.
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Amtrak left Glenwood Springs just 39 minutes late, but by the time it reached Chemical, it was running over four hours late! The new intermediate at Chemical (MP 14.6) drops from a green signal to a red signal as Amtrak passes eastbound.
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Denver's skyline pokes up above the cold morning fog as the ZSCDV-17 heads east into town. The train is hauling nothing but UPS trailers, bound for the intermodal ramp at 36th street.
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The ZSCDV once ran over the Moffat daily as the ZRODV. The train was moved off the Moffat and onto the Greeley Sub up to the Overland route in 2002. On November 16, a derailment forced the Z-train to once again run over the Moffat. At only 1,500 feet, the train resembles Rio Grande's Railblazer of the 1980's.
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A lot of building have creeped up out near the cracking tower at Chemical over the past 20 years. Regardless of some of the clutter in the background, the AOE stills looks good as it passes the new intermediate signal at Chemical.
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On a rather "blah" morning as far as the weather goes, the American Orient Express makes its way west on its six day journey to San Francisco. Amtrak 188 on the point looks like it could use some sanding and painting.
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After meeting an eastbound coal load at Clay, the westbound American Orient Express is back on the move approaching Blue Mountain Crossing.
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The eastbound MRONY calls an approach signal at west Clay to meet the westbound American Orient Express. In the distance, note the two P42's on the point of the AOE about to enter the siding of Clay to meet the manifest.
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A 3,200 foot-long ballast work train wraps through the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on its journey east. The train is led by two former Chicago North Western C40-8's.
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