CP 8804 is about to disappear into Nolan Tunnel on Main 1. The unit is putting in some power sharing time on BNSF, currently serving on a westbound coal train.
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The Rocky Mountaineer emerge from the west portal of Nolan Tunnel. Here, the tracks temporarily depart US-6 to follow the Price River. The road runs up a steep grade, through a tall cut through the mountain, to save time and distance. This is a great place to get ahead of near any train if you are chasing it west.
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The eastbound Zephyr, running close to on time, is descending Price River Canyon on Main 1 as it emerges from Nolan Tunnel. At Lynn, the Zephyr will crossover to Main 2 for its station stop in Helper.
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The scenery and the speed of Amtrak will be changing soon! Amtrak is quickly approaching Helper, the transition point between the mountain scenery of Soldier Summit (and 30-40 MPH speeds) and the Utah desert (with 60-80 MPH speeds)!
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The morning sun highlights the exhaust coming out of the three units on this hard working MNYRO.
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West of Nolan, UT, this coal empty led by three really dirty, and one really clean, MK50-3's is soaked in perfect morning light.
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UP 4398 leads the MNYRO-29 west through the S-Curves just west of Nolan, UT on Main One.
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A westbound Utah Railway coal load is climing the steep 2% grade in Price River Canyon. For help, five swing helpers have been cut into the train at Martin for the 20 mile push to Colton. At Colton, the units will be cut out and return to Martin for their next assignment.
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A coal empty heading for the Castle Valley Spur to load at the Savage mine. Sunlight was a rare thing on this day, and it came out at just the right time. The Price River is particularly muddy right now!
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After stalling out on slick rails, the westbound Denver to Stockton train is back on the move on main one just west of the Nolan Tunnels. Note that the lead unit is an unpatched Santa Fe Warbonnet!
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