Running along the Valmont Reservoir has finally received a track warrant to proceed to Denver. The light Canadian Pacific power had to sit at MP 32 for two hours while waiting for the Valmont coal train to clear the main track.
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The north side of Burke Hill has a 2% grade coming down into Boulder. The DENLAU has an H2 C44-9W, Warbonnet C44-9W and an H2 SD75M for power. The train is stopped at MP 24 to wait for the Valmont empty to clear ahead.
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Holding just shy of MP 24, the HDENLAU (Denver to Laurel) has a long wait ahead of it! The Valmont coal empty is working on putting its train together and this train won't be moving until the coal train is clear...about two hours later.
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A two-car track geometry train passes the Valmont Power Station in Boulder. The test train consists of an SD40-2, Track Geometry Car #1, and the Rio Grande River (with stadium seating in the back!)
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This "train" is slowing on the approach the Boulder as it passes the Valmont Reservoir. This is a track geometry train, used to check for defects in the track. The first car - Track Geometry Car #1 - actually performs the testing.
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