UP had coal trains on the Inbound, Outbound, and Main tracks at Fox Junction. This resulted in Amtrak taking the BNSF New North Main through Rennicks to get the Utah Junction! Something of a rare occurance. Here, Amtrak is approaching Utah Junction on the BNSF track.
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With the switch thrown at Utah Junction to cross over from the BNSF New North Main to the UP Main, Amtrak crosses over the Belt Industrial Lead to continue west.
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After being forced to use the BNSF New North Main to get to Utah Junction, the California Zephyr crosses back over to UP Main 3. The track to the right leads to the BNSF Front Range Sub which eventually reaches Cheyenne.
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On the move in Arvada, Amtrak approaches Pierce Street (and control point DS 007) at track speed.
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A coal empty wraps its way through the curves at Blue Mountain and Coal Creek. Cars wait patiently (we hope) at the grade crossing while the head end (nearly a track mile away) prepares to enter Tunnel One.
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A BNSF trackage rights train (MLINPRV, Lincoln to Provo) heads west around Big Ten. The highway in the distance is Colorado 93 connecting Boulder, CO and Golden, CO.
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