The morning suns glistens off the side of the westbound California Zephyr, which is running right on time in between Leyden and Rocky.
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On the way to work, I was driving along Leyden and noted a nice glare coming off the rails behind me! I stopped to wait for a train, but alas, one never came along. But, who says you have to have a train to have a nice picture.
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I'm not certain if I'll ever seen another unpatched Espee AC4400CW or not. UP 6417, seen here as the end DPU on an eastbound coal load in front of the Denver skyline, has worn a yellow patch now for nearly seven years! It switched from SP 371 to its new number on January 14, 2002.
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The clouds offer a low ceiling to the west, covering up the mountains above 6,000 feet or so. A eastbound coal train headed for Memphis, TN (for interchange) has clear signals the rest of the way into Bypass Track 2 where it will receive a crew change.
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The sun is hiding behind a cloud, but the light reflects off the rails in Barbara's Gulch as a coal load makes its way east out of Rocky.
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A cloud is just about to set in and kill the nice evening light here. Fortunately, a bit of light broke through the clouds on the head end of this westbound coal empty. The red castle in the distance is a landmark in the city of Westminster. Today, it the campus for the Bellevue Christian school.
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One of the last eastbounds on the Moffat for the year! The MRONY departed Roper, UT the day before and is getting close to North Yard. UP ran very few trains on New Years Eve and New Years Day, so there's not much to shoot after this one!
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This coal train had very smooth sailing for the last 70 miles of its trip! It's had clear signals since Tabernash, only having to stop once to check a dragging equipment detector near Rollins. Here, the train is approach Leyden, about 11 miles away from its crew change point in Denver.
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The temperature outside for the first run of the Ski Train didn't break 15 degrees in Arvada. With the wind chill, that quickly dropped down to about -5 degrees! Skiers are indifferent as they ride in the warmth of the Ski Train, on its way west.
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Under clear skies and a rising sun, the Ski Train begins its 69th season of winter operations on a frigid December morning! The Denver skyline is almost directly below the sun.
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Running about 45 minutes late, the westbound California Zephyr heads west out of Leyden on a clear signal. The Christmas Eve train is taking some of those last minute travelers to their destination for Christmas!
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An eastbound coal load heads into the siding at Leyden to meet the westbound Zephyr. You have to love the southern exposure of the sun in Winter!
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On the morning of Christmas Eve, an eastbound coal load approaches the west switch of Leyden. The train will be going into the siding at Leyden to meet the westbound California Zephyr.
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Sometimes people have been known to "moon" Amtrak. On this night, Amtrak was streaking the photographer! Temperature was about 22 degrees, wind was blowing hard and the snow was falling. I setup for a shot near MP 14 to grab the eastbound Zephyr zipping by.
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The setting sun puts on a good show with the clouds in the western sky at sunset! The orange reflects off the rails in the foreground parallel to Highway 72.
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