The best paint scheme any engine ever wore! I particularly like the burn marks just below the dynamic brake intakes!
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Three years ago, you could find as many as 13 Rio Grande Tunnel Motors in Helper. That number had dropped to four at the time this picture was taken. The four T-2s are switching, preparing to take the Dirt Train east toward Sunnyside.
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The Dirt Train, led by DRGW 5349, is just coming east out of the siding of Wash. The train will run another nine miles to Mounds before leaving the mainline behind.
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On a cloudy day in the desert, the Dirt Train is approaching the siding at Mounds.
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No longer on the mainline, the Dirt Train is now "creeping" along at 15 MPH on the Sunnyside Subdivision. This spur used to lead to a mine near the town of Sunnyside, but its sole purpose now is to serve the Dirt Train.
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A strand of light engines, led by SP 274, is just about to enter the 3000-foot-long tunnel at Thistle on main two.
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Snow highlights the mountains in the background as the eastbound Stockton to Denver winds through the loops on Gilluly on main two. The two units seen here are actually two unmanned helpers at the end of the train.
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A westbound until coil train is traversing Soldier Summit. The train has four C44-9CW's (all four in Heritage-II paint), and all four in "elephant style", even though the train was separating the first two from the last two.
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BNSF will occasionally run unit trains of steel coil over the Moffat Road in Colorado and Soldier Summit in Utah. Here, a westbound coil train is approaching the east end of Gilluly.
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A loaded coal train is coming off the Pleasant Valley Subdivison from the Skyline Mine. It was announced in the second half of 2003 that the Skyline Mine will be shut down in March or April of 2004.
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A storm is moving in close to the area as a coal empty climbs up the Pleasant Valley Sub toward the Skyline Mine. Utah State Highway 96 runs right next to the tracks here.
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