UP 8059 and UP 1996 (the Espee Heritage Unit) lead up a northbound on UP's Greeley Sub near Brighton, CO. The train is headed from North Yard (in Denver) to North Platte, NE.
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Not bad...and all-EMD consist leads up this northbound on the Greeley Sub. The SD9043MAC and four SD70ACes will continue with the train to North Platte, NE. The SD60M will be dropped off in La Salle to be used in local service.
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A long lens look at the Espee Heritage Unit, UP 1996, as it runs north on UP's MNYNP. Lighting was a bit harsh here as the sun and the clouds were both in the western sky.
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A pretty descent action shot of UP 1996. The unit was second in the consist on the MNYNP. The train is on the Greeley Sub and the shot was taken from US-85, moving along at close to 40 MPH.
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At Platteville, this manifest takes the siding to meet a southbound manifest which is currently a few miles to the north.
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A last bit of light shines through here at Platteville before afternoon storm clouds totally take over. UP 1996 came through Denver for the first time. Here, the train sits on the siding at Platteville to wait for a southbound.
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After nearly three years, the Espee Heritage Unit finally made its way to Denver. It came in the night before on the Moffat. Didn't hang out long! It headed north on the MNYNP the following day. Here, the MNYNP sits in the siding at Platteville, CO.
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Each day, UP runs a manifest from North Yard to North Platte, NE. Likewise, there is a counterpart train that runs from North Platte back to North Yard. Here, the MNPNY crosses the grade crossing in Platteville, CO.
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Just north of Platteville, this northbound MNYNP makes its way around one of the better curves on UP's Greeley Sub. If you look closely, you'll note that UP's Espee Heritage Unit is second out in the consist.
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Some of the final shots I ever expect to take of the Ski Train. The sale is complete and soon the train will be headed to its new home in Canada.
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One of the last looks at the Ansco Ski Train. The train was sold less than week earlier to a subsidiary of the Canadian National. Soon, the train will be off to Canada.
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The standard look to the Ski Train for almost the past decade. A trio of former Amtrak F40PHs have been in charge of the train. The units were purchased from Amtrak on a "lease-to-purchase" program, which was completed in 2004.
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Car #9, the Winter Park, has operated as the "home base" car on the Ski Train for many, many years. The Ski Train manager set up in this car and car hosts reported to this car in the mornings to get their assignments.
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The tried and true leader of the Ski Train for nearly a decade! SKTX 242 has been the standard leader on the train ever since the former Amtrak F40PHs came to town.
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When SKTX 242 was unable to lead the Ski Train for whatever reason, the duty would often fall upon SKTX 283. The rest of the time, the unit would typically be found second up in the lineup.
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