I'm guessing emerging from Tunnel 1 was a bit unpleasant for the Amtrak crew on the eastbound Zephyr, going from the relative darkness of the Tunnel and then descending the grade, facing directly into the setting sun to the west. Storm clouds are swirling around quite a bit off east toward the plains.
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The Zephyr is running about two hours late this evening, so the sun is well behind the mountain here at Eisele (Clay). Rays of sun still shine over the mountains in the distance, looking geographically north along the Flat Irons. The main reason for the Zephyr running late was mechanical, hence the ES44AC leading.
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The eastbound Zephyr is descending Big Ten Curve with a UP ES44AC on the head end. Hit the jackpot with the storm lighting this evening as there was a thin section of sky to the west between the clouds and the mountains, allowing the sun to light up the scene. The UP unit was added after mechanical issues developer with one of the P42DCs on Donner Pass.
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The clouds were truly dramatic and dynamic, amplified by evening sunlight, as the eastbound Zephyr descends from Big Ten Curve and approaches a green signal at the west end of Rocky. One of the P42DCs...not sure which one...developed some mechanical issues on Donner Pass the previous day, and a UP loaner unit was added to assist.
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DS-378 set up a fantastic meet at Leyden between this westbound oil empty and the eastbound Zephyr. The Zephyr held the main while the oil train ran through the siding. It ended up being a rolling meet, meaning neither train had to come to a stop. With some crazy evening storm lighting, the oil train leaves Leyden westbound.
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A trio of GEs lead a westbound UP oil train out the west end of Leyden under some crazy storm clouds right around an hour before sunset.
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