After meeting an eastbound coal load, this Somerset-bound empty is throttling up and leaving the siding at Cliff westbound. The creek in the foreground is South Boulder Creek.
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In the Rio Grande days, the switch at the west end of Cliff was a "Y" switch. In other words, you diverged slightly whether you were staying on the main or taking the siding. Union Pacific has done away with that, however. Now, the main curves to the left before reaching the switch. Here, a westbound coal empty runs over the switch, passing the MNYRO which is tied down on the siding.
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The conductor on this MNYRO has left the cab (and left the door open) and is now tying down cars on the train. No relief crew is available to take this train west, so here at Cliff it will sit and wait!
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With UP 1989 running on the point of the Snow Bus, I was hoping to get setup at the west switch of Cliff for a shot of the train heading west. However, slow speeds on snow-packed CO-72 kept me from getting in position in time. Instead, I had to settle for this shot of the train heading away from me along South Boulder Creek.
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