Another run for the Summer Ski Train as the train passes milepost 17. The private car with the Vista Dome - California - does not run on the train in the summer months due to the difficulties in climate control. However, note the addition of the bike car directly behind the lead units.
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It can be a fun challenge to find places to shoot the Ski Train heading west in the morning light. I like this spot at Plainview. The cut on the east side of the tracks blocks the direct sunlight from hitting the lens. The morning sun does a nice job lighting up the side of the Ski Train as it is nearing the halfway point on the journey west.
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A classic view from Plainview that I first remember seeing in pictures my dad took by around 1980. The trees have grown taller and a lot of the train have changed, but Grande Gold with Flat Irons never gets old!
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Approaching the grade crossing at Plain, the westbound MNYRO-12 is facing an eastbound coal load coming through Rainbow Cut. The manifest had been holding off the grade crossing so as not to block traffic until seeing the headlight of the eastbound in the distance.
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At Plain, an eastbound coal load (on the main track) is meeting the westbound MNYRO (on the siding). The coal train will come to a brief stop at the east end in order for the manifest to pull all the way into the clear on the siding.
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