Just west of Colton, UT towards Soldier Summit, a Utah Railway coal empty races east down the grade along great fall colors on the hill in the distance.
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After crossing over from Main One to Main Two at Colton, Amtrak is back up to track speed as it is about to cross under US-6 to continue east toward Helper.
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UP 6774 leads a Utah Railway train westbound just west of Colton crossover. Utah Railway leases the head-end power from UP for its coal trains.
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This train is progressing down the 0.68% grade just east of Colton. Note that the train is not following the right-hand rule, running the "wrong way" on main one.
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Colton is the location where the Pleasant Valley Subdivision (which runs 21 miles to the Skyline Mine) breaks off from the mainline. Here, a westbound coal load has passed the branch line, running the "wrong way" on main two.
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A loaded coal train is coming off the Pleasant Valley Subdivison from the Skyline Mine. It was announced in the second half of 2003 that the Skyline Mine will be shut down in March or April of 2004.
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