While a Utah Coal load stops on Main One to cut out its swing helpers before heading down grade, BNSF's Denver to Stockton trackage rights train passes the coal load on Main Two.
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Two greens for two westbounds at the west end of Gilluly. This BNSF Denver to Stockton train heads west on Main Two, while a Utah Railway coal load follows a few miles back on Main One.
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A loaded Utah Railway coal train winds its way along the mountain side at Detour, just west of the loops at Gilluly. Note US-6 further down in the valley on the right side of the image.
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About two dozen new IPPX hoppers clearly stand out against the "classic" two-tone IPPX hoppers in the rest of this loaded Utah Railway coal train. I found it interesting that Main One in CWR here, while Main Two (on the right side) is jointed rail.
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In the desert in between Wash and Mounds, the rails reflect the fading light in the western sky. Unfortunately, the rails in the desert are empty far more than they were twenty years ago under the Rio Grande.
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At this lonely grade crossing in the middle of the Utah desert, a cross buck and a stop sign do their best to protect the tracks. Granted, they do their job considering the low number of cars and trains that pass through in a day! The moon shines brightly in the southern sky in the distance.
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Amtrak 5, running about four hours late, comes streaking past the view finder just west of Mounds. This was a 25 minute shot with clouds moving in and out of the frame, causing some sporadic stars to com into view.
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About a mile west of Mounds on the Sunnyside Branch, this is the branch line that runs 13 miles from Mounds out to the ECDC trash site in East Carbon City. This exposure was five minutes and lit exclusively by moon light.
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Stars swirl behind the signal at the east switch of Mounds. Note one star that is inconsistent with the rest (near the top of the photo). That is actually a shooting star streaking through the atmosphere!
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The nose of a Utah Railway MK50-3 peaks out from behind trees sporting great fall colors. The train is running along the base of Castle Gate on Soldier Summit.
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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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Chances are that DRGW 5371 is about six weeks away from a Triennial inspection at the time of this photo. Unfortunately, triennial inspections cannot be accomplished in Helper or Roper. Therefore, it is likely that the unit will be patched in mid-November 2006.
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This (rare) unit auto rack empty is proceeding west on a clear signal at West Helper. Three AC400CW's were added in Helper (to the front of the train) to assist on the 2.5% grade.
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A Utah Railway coal load works it way up the grade on Main One on Soldier Summit. Note that Union Pacific has applied new ballast to Main Two.
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Three rather dirty MK50-3's lead a Utah Railway coal load west at the base of the famous Castle Gate.
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