An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest, with a boat load of power, is headed toward Leyden on a rainy September morning. The train has 11 units on the head end, although only the first three units are actually online. The trailing eight units are DIC (Dead In Consist).
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New ties waiting to be installed lay along the right-of-way as an eastbound BNSF manifest (with a UP power-sharing unit) rolls by. These ties will likely be installed during the upcoming eight day closure of the Moffat, which starts October 1st.
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This eastbound manifest is about to knock down the signal at the west end of Leyden and head into the siding. DS-86 informed the train that BNSF's 31st Street Yard is not ready for the train, so they'll have to wait at Leyden until the yard can take them.
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An ES44AC and an C44AC-CTE lead an eastbound coal load through the S-Curves at the base of coal creek canyon and toward the detector at MP 22.6.
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This is a great perspective to see this train as it winds its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. The head end is approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain.
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On a chilly, soggy morning, an eastbound coal load makes its way through the S-Curve at Coal Creek Canyon and the Blue Mountain road crossing. This train loaded at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. If you look closely, you can see the tail end of the train just beneath the low-hanging clouds in the top-right portion of the picture.
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Most eastbound coal trains include three mid-train swing helpers. It was rather interesting that this particular train only had a pair of mid-train swing helpers. The train did appear to be a bit shorter than the average coal load, so perhaps the extra horsepower just wasn't needed. The train is crossing the road at the Blue Mountain road crossing.
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