It doesn't get much better than this! Perfect lighting for a UP passenger special with perfect power. Fall colors to boot! Some of UP's upper managers are taking a tour of the Moffat. The train is on the move west of Granby, the Continental Divide providing a great backdrop.
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Don't ya just hate it when the only shot open to you is one that is perfectly backlit? Such is the case here for the eastbound Zephyr in Granby. But, since I don't get to the west slope all that frequently, I decided it worth including a shot. The Zephyr is just starting to pull after completing its stop at Granby.
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After meeting the eastbound Zephyr, DS-82 has aligned this westbound coal empty out the west end of the siding at Granby. As you can see, the siding hasn't been used in a while! The rail head is completely covered. The lead unit on the empty is also in desperate need of a bath.
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The eastbound Zephyr passes the west signal at Granby, kicking up some snow as it quickly moves toward its station stop less than a mile ahead.
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The westbound Zephyrs has clear signals a few miles west of Granby. The train is descending away from the Continental Divide, visible off in the distance.
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Snow-covered peaks of the Continental Divide make for a great backdrop as UP's MNYRO highballs west a couple of miles outside of Granby.
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An eastbound coal train slows in the siding at Granby as it approaches the depot. The train will let a crew member off here in Granby and a westbound manifest will pick him up and carry him back to Bond.
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A couple of blocks west of Granby finds the eastbound MRONY crossing County Road 57. I'm a big fan of the shot looking down the straight away here and definitely have a goal of shooting an eastbound in good morning light during peak "fall colors" season one of these years.
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These passengers on the platform at Granby were expecting Amtrak when they saw the headlight in the distance. And, if Amtrak had been on time, it should have been the Zephyr's headlight. However, the Zephyr is running about two hours late as the MRONY heads east past the depot.
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Not having a particularly busy morning, the one passenger waiting to board at Granby looks toward the conductor at the rear of the train, preparing to climb aboard.
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The lead unit on the westbound Zephyr pulls slowly into Granby past the station.
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Waiting for Amtrak to come by (and make its station stop), UP 6325 east takes the siding at Granby.
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