The Rocky Local slowly backs its way up the Rocky Spur while a westbound coal empty waits on the siding for a meet with an eastbound coal load coming out of Clay.
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A very short westbound Rocky Local comes through Barbara's Gulch with two unpatched Rio Grande GP40-2's (DRGW 3129 and DRGW 3121), a patched Rio Grande GP40-2 (UP 1364, ex-DRGW 3109), and upatched Espee GP40-2 SP 7954.
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This westbound BNSF MDENPVO-26 is only moving along at 22 MPH as it runs through Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky.
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The Rocky Local has had to switch around as many as 75 cars lately at Rocky Flats. As a result, four GP40-2's currently work the local west out of Denver. On this day, DRGW 3126 was in the lead with a COMPLETE light package (MARS light and Class lights).
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DRGW GP40-2 #3118 is the second of four units on the Rocky Local. The train is currently backing up (left to right in the picture) across Colorado Highway 72. DRGW 3118 has unforunately been "tagged" with some graffiti, but the good guys at Burnham tried to clean as much off as possible.
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It is late in the day as this westbound coal empty passes slowly through the siding of Rocky. The train will stop at the west end to wait for a meet with an eastbound coal load.
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The first run of the 2004-2005 Winter Ski Train wraps through Little Ten Curve on its journey west toward Winter Park. Since the end of the last summer season, the Ski Train now owns the three F40PHs (they were on a lease-to-buy deal with Amtrak) and the units have been re-lettered SKTX (from AMTK).
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On a very cold November afternoon, this eastbound coal load is just 15 miles away from North Yard. The sun has just about set by now at 4:40pm.
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An empty westbound coal train, led by UP 6663, enters the siding at Rocky to meet with an eastbound coal load that was just coming around Big Ten Curve at the time this photo was taken.
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With Stanley Lake in the background, this BNSF manifest is exiting Barbara's Gulch and entering the siding of Rocky on its journey west towards Stockton, CA.
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On a beautiful morning on the last Saturday in July, a westbound coal empty (whose power was cut off and run around to the east end of the train) sits tied down on the siding at Rocky, awaiting the arrival of the Ski Train.
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The Rocky Mountains protrude in the background behind Colorado highway 93 and the Rocky Local. The local is waiting for freight traffic on the mainline to clear before entering the main itself.
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3114 has seen better days. Graffiti covers the large lettering on the engineers side of the unit. It also appears that the number board on the conductors side may have been broken out and hastily replaced. At least both units are still unpatched and operating!
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The Rocky Local has both DRGW 3114 and DRGW 3128 as power with GP60s 1900 and 1901 at Burnham for a 90 day inspection.
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The Rocky Local sits on the lower part of the spur leading to Rocky Flat with a sole GP40-2 (DRGW 3114) waiting for authority to enter the mainline to proceed east back to North Yard.
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