A lot of railfans were surprised by the rather sudden appearance of UP 1982 on the point of a rock train on the Moffat. The Missouri Pacific heritage unit had been set to depart Denver on an autorack train to the north. However, the power desk in Denver made a last second change and the Screaming Eagle was headed west!
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It was a real treat to catch UP 1982 - the Missouri Pacific heritage unit - headed west on the point of a rock train. It was the first time I'd seen the unit in seven year, since I was lucky enough to see all six heritage units assembled in Salt Lake City in June 2007.
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UP 1982 is rolling very slowly through the west end of Barbara's Gulch. The train had an Approach (yellow) signal leading up to the east end of Rocky. The train is following a BNSF manifest that held the main at Rocky while waiting for an eastbound that took the siding. This would end up being the only shot of the day in which the clouds cooperated and gave me some direct sunlight for UP 1982.
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Although a bit dirty - particularly on the plow - it was still great to catch this Warbonnet on the point of a westbound BNSF manifest. The train seemed to be a bit underpowered as it was working as hard as it could just to crawl along at 15 MPH.
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Talk about a unique and colorful consist! On a partly cloudy July afternoon, a westbound BNSF manifest is led by a trio of units without a trace of orange...well, okay...there is a trace of orange on the lead unit. But the BNSF Warbonnet / CSX Blue and Gray / ex-SOO Leaser lashup was a very welcome sight indeed.
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When I was a kid, I had an HO SOO SD60 that I always liked. So it was great to see the real world version on this BNSF manifest. Granted it isn't technically SOO anymore...it is now a CEFX leaser! At first, I thought it was the same ex-SOO leaser that has appeared on the Beer Run lately. But that was CEFX 6012.
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Perhaps the most colorful consist on the Moffat in quite some time, this BNSF manifest is led by a Warbonnet C44-9W, a CSX C40-8W, and an ex-SOO SD60. All three units (plus two DPUs on the end) were working as hard as they could, although they were only making about 15 MPH up the hill.
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Between two westbound manifests (one UP and one BNSF), this was the only unit I saw that was either orange or yellow! This BNSF C44-9W teams up with a CSX C40-8W, shoving on the tail end of a long manifest looping through the curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon up toward Tunnel 1.
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UP 1982 made an unexpected visit to the Moffat on this Sunday afternoon. Both it and the NS unit it was coupled to were supposed to run on an autorack train. The power desk in Denver apparently had other ideas! Here, the units lead through the curves at Blue Mountain Road Crossing.
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UP 1982 leads a rock train at Blue Mountain Road Crossing. Just 15 minutes earlier, this spot was bathed in fantastic sunlight. then the clouds rolled in. The joys of afternoon summer photography in Colorado!
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