AMTK 156 leads the westbound Winter Park Express on a frigid February morning. Some light snow fell overnight, laying down a nice dusting of white.
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A light dusting of snow lay all over the ground across Denver-Metro area. Passengers on the Winter Park Express are probably very happy to be inside the warm Superliners rather than outside in the 15°F weather!
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The second westbound Amtrak train for the day heads west on the main at Leyden. The Zephyr is a little over an hour behind the Winter Park Express, which will be arriving at Winter Park and unloading its skiers soon.
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Some precipitation came down overnight and early this morning when temps were around 15°F. That led to a nice bit of frost on the just about everything. A nice view for the passengers of the Zephyr as they fly by at track speed near the west end of Leyden.
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It does not get much better than this! Well, at least not if you are a fan of trains and winter. The westbound Zephyr glides west on the main at Crescent as lightly falling snow continues to work at blanketing the scene.
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The lead P42DC of the westbound California Zephyr crosses the grade crossing at Crescent. It is one of the few grade crossing anywhere close to Denver that has not yet had crossing arms installed!
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The last Superliner of the westbound Zephyr rolls away from the grade crossing at Crescent. Love how everything in the scene, including the Superliner itself, just screams cold and winter!
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A northbound manifest rolls through the siding at Broomfield amidst a February blizzard. In the distance, you might be able to just see the tail end of the southbound that they met on the main. The northbound already has a warrant to continue north, but they will first have to throw the switch at the north end of the siding.
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A northbound manifest stops at the north end of Broomfield in order to throw the switch. However, before that can happen, the conductor must use a broom to sweep the snow out of the switch points so the switch can be successfully thrown.
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The conductor of this northbound manifest works to throw the switch from the main to the siding so this manifest can continue north. The dispatcher gave them a "Box 13" that will allow them to leave the switch reversed.
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With the north switch of Broomfield aligned for the siding, this northbound manifest is able to start pulling again. They have a track warrant that goes from the north switch of Broomfield to the north switch of Longs Peak.
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A pair of C44-9Ws lead a northbound manifest out of the siding at Broomfield on a snowy February morning. In addition to the power here on the point, one more C44-9W is DPU'd on the rear as well.
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This Warbonnet has seen better days! When the paint on a Warbonnet has gotten this bad, the unit is sometimes then referred to as a "Pinkbonnet" due to the faded paint. Still, it's 2018 and it's been 20+ years since there was a freshly painted Warbonnet, so I'll take what I can get.
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A northbound BNSF manifest rolls through the middle of downtown Louisville, CO. Louisville is a relatively small town in between Broomfield and Boulder as this train makes its way.
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Looks like this Warbonnet has been the victim of a bit of radiator burn! GE engines have, in the past, been referred to as toasters. And this is an example of why that is sometimes the case!
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