To kick off the new year (and the new decade), we start with a loaded UP oil train at Cliff. Showing up somewhat regularly in 2018, they disappeared for awhile, now two showed up within two days to start 2020. South Boulder Creek gets little light here during the winter, so it is not surprising to find it frozen over.
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While the drone was in the area for some aerial shots, I was on the ground (of course) with the trusty Canon 7D for shots of the eastbound oil train. Nice to kick off the new year with something a little different.
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Winding through the S-Curves at Coal Creek and Blue Mountain, this unit oil train is making its way to Denver. The train has 94 loaded tank cars, weighing in at over 12,000 tons! Three GEs bring up the front past the detector at MP 22.6.
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An ES44AH leads two AC4400CWs and a long, heavy, loaded oil train out of Tunnel One. The head end is about to pass the fire station near the grade crossing at Blue Mountain Road.
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This is the second unit oil train in as many days, and the first stalled out on the hill between Tabernash and Winter Park. To avoid the same thing, Up ran this train 3x3 up the hill. Interestingly, the three DPUs are elephant style, facing the "wrong way" (in terms of what's ideal of photography).
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Two ES44ACs and an AC4400CW bring up the tail end of this unit oil train. The covered hopper is what is known as a buffer car, to buffer the power from the tank cars filled with crude oil. Looks like UP 5361 saw some decent snow action recently.
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