High winds (for the third straight day) have created some snow drifts along the tracks. The tracks just west of the grade crossing at Blue Mountain are at the base of a hill. Snow blows right off the hill and onto the tracks. No problem though. UP 1989 relocates one of the drifts on the point of the Ski Train.
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Climbing up from Coal Creek Canyon, UP 1989 leads the Ski Train on the approach to Tunnel 1. Wind here was sustained at about 15 MPH with gusts as high as 50 MPH!
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Problem with one of the three F40's (SKTX 289) typically used on the Ski Train resulted in a rare treat! UP loaned the Rio Grande Heritage Unit to the Ski Train for the weekend to assist with the pull. Here, under crystal clear blue skies, the train is about to duck into Tunnel 1.
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Following about ten minutes behind the Ski Train, Amtrak 5 makes its way west at Blue Mountain. Amtrak's eight Superliners shine in the morning sun.
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