A P42DC and a P40DC lead a 90-minute late Zephyr west through the lush narrows of Barbara's Gulch just east of Rocky. Amtrak has now taken delivery on 15 ALC-42s from Siemens, the first of 110 such units. Over the next few years, the ALCs will replace the P42s and P40s on long distance trains, so shots of P42s and P40s on the Zephyr will become increasing rare.
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An eastbound UP coal load sits in the siding at Rocky, meeting the westbound Zephyr which rolls by on the main. After the Zephyr passes, the coal load will get a clear (green) signal to continue east to Denver. There, it will get a crew change and continue east on the Limon Sub.
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The westbound Zephyr wraps its way through Little Ten Curve near the west end of Rocky. A UP coal load on the siding now has a clear (green) signal and is slowly starting to roll east. Near the top of the image, you can see the track at the siding of Eisele (formerly Clay). In the top-right corner of the image, you can see some moved earth around Tunnel 1 for the new Canyon Pines development.
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A pair of AC4400CWs leads an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. Fall colors are still about a month away from becoming common place in the Denver-Metro area. Once the most commonplace of all trains on the Moffat, coal trains have fallen in to relative obscurity these days.
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A trio of SD70ACes have been cut in as the mid-train swing helpers on this eastbound coal load. Upon reaching North Yard, it will be up to the head end crew to cut these units out and deliver them to the fuel tracks. Up until a few years ago, this would have been the job of hostlers based at North Yard. However, UP eliminated all the hostler positions in 2018.
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A single SD70AH - given such a designation because it is four tons heavier than an SD70ACe for added traction - brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden.
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