Just because it is March, don't think that means winter is over! Indeed, March tends to be the snowiest month in Colorado. This Friday was no exception as the Ski Train hustles west on the main through Leyden.
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An eastbound coal load descends past the hot box detector at milepost 22.6. The train is running on a yellow (approach) signal as it will be meeting the westbound Ski Train at Clay. You can just barely see the first (of three) swing helpers on the right side of the image in the distance.
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After meeting an eastbound coal load at Clay (resulting in about a ten minute delay), the westbound Ski Train is wrapping around the S-Curves at Blue Mountain and Coal Creek, preparing for the climb up to Tunnel 1 and the start of the Tunnel District.
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I don't know about you, but I'm feeling a little chilly! Snow is coming down at a pretty good pace at the base of Coal Creek Canyon as the Ski Train crosses over Highway 72. The private cars on the end (California, Utah and Kansas) are empty today, but wouldn't you just love to be in the dome of the California for this trip!
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After a long day on the western slopes, the Ski Train is a little over half way through its journey back to Denver. The train has just come through Rainbow Cut in the distance along the siding of Plain.
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Normally, a shot of the Ski Train moving away would include the Kansas (with the open vestibule) in the shot. I thought it might be nice to get a closer shot of the California (with its Vista Dome) as the Ski Train heads east on the main at Plain.
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