Talk about a colorful consist on the MNYNP! Out of the five units, only one of the five is actually Union Pacific. Note the third unit, GECX 2011, General Electric's ES44DC demo unit.
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This GP38-2 has found second life as a leaser for Helm Leasing. It was the second unit out on the MNYNP, headed for North Platte, NE.
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This is General Electric's demo unit for the ES44DC model. It roams around on various systems and I was really glad that I finally lucked out and caught it as the third unit on the MNYNP!
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Just south of the siding of Hazeltine, UP's Denver, CO to Green River, WY manifest has a clear signal. 93 cars are being pulled by two SD70Ms.
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A work train that came out of Cheyenne is holding in the siding at Hazeltine on its way into Denver (North Yard). The train is waiting for the MDVGR and the MNYNP, both of which came out of Denver at almost the exact same time.
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Following on the heals on the MDVGR, the MNYNP is on the approach to Hazeltine with a clear signal. The five units are reasonable, as there are 113 cars on the train!
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Ouch! A half dozen tractors work to re-rail the 14 remaining derailed tank cars from the Molten Sulfur train.
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Tank cars, tank cars, everywhere! Derailed molten sulfur cars span all three main tracks in the Littleton trench. The train derailed the night before.
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A wider-angle shot of the derailment of the "stinky slinky" in the trench. The derailed cars hit the retaining wall for the Light Rail tracks, disrupting the rail bed and leaving some debris on the tracks.
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Cleanup crews don't much care about the damage that might be introduced to the tracks on Main 2 and Main 3 as crews and tractors work to re-rail derailed tank cars.
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This 300mm shot shows over a dozen tank cars, carrying molten sulfur, that have "accordioned" back and forth across the main tracks in the Littleton trench.
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Crews have managed to dig out this tank car, TCIX 16115, and are working on getting it back to Main 2. The tracks from Main 1 have been completely torn apart.
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While Main 1 was completely destroyed in the derailment of the sulfur train, both Main 2 and Main 3 suffered some damage throughout the trench.
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Forgive the "shadows" in this shot. I had to shoot through a chain link fence! The cars from the derailment line the retaining wall separating the tank cars from Light Rail.
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Crews from Hulcher Services work to roll a new wheel set underneath a badly damaged tank car. Four tractors lift the tank car up so the wheels can be slipped under the car.
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