After three very full days of visitors, Disney's Tour Train for the new movie A Christmas Carol (coming out in November 2009) is packing up its equipment. A few hours later (after dark, as luck would have it), the train departed for Salt Lake City, UT.
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A roster shot of AMTK 71, one of the two P42s being used on Disney's A Christmas Carol Tour Train. Unfortunately, there was no way for me to get any closer to the train than this, so the fences protecting the Light Rail tracks are unfortunately in the way.
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Disney's A Christmas Carol is all CGI (and 3D) and will be released in November 2009. A pair of Amtrak P42s were decorated as (in essence) big movie posters! Scrooge looks grumpily off the side of AMTK 71, stopped at Union Station.
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To advertise for Disney's new take on a classic - A Christmas Carol - they are sending a special train across the country over the next five months! The train is leasing a pair of Amtrak P42s (AMTK 157 and AMTK 71) are being leased and have been decorated accordingly. Here is the side of AMTK 157.
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It is straight up 7:00pm as the Zephyr undergoes a crew change at Union Station. The eastbound Zephyr is just about 45 minutes early on this particular night! The P42DC - AMTK 50 - on the left side of the frame is kept in Denver as a backup in case one of the two units on #5 or #6 needs to be swapped out.
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An Amtrak California F59PH, which has spent the last six months at the testing center near Pueblo, CO. After some emissions modifications (to meet California emissions standards), the unit is headed to Chicago for some comprehensive testing.
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The first picture of the Ski Train for the 2008-2009 Winter Season! The first run for the Ski Train this season is just four days away (as of this picture) on December 27th. The train is assembled and idling at Union Station, waiting to start its runs.
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The California Zephyr backs into Union Station to make its station stop on a very cold December morning.
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Running about 20 minutes late, Amtrak #5 is backing up on the Buck and is headed for Track One at Union Station. The conductor stands in the back door of the last Superliner, communicating with the engineer about switches and clearance.
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After helping setup a UP passenger train (headed for Saint Paul for the Republican National Convention), UP 1989 is set out as it won't be joining the rest of the equipment for the trip. More than likely, within a few days, UP 1989 will be back in night service on the Joint Line!
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In the quickly fading sun, UP 844 slowly pulls out of Union Station in front of the Denver skyline. The train is preparing to pull passenger equipment out of Denver (which was present for the Democratic National Convention) to go to Saint Paul for the Republican National Convention. UP 844, however, would only be going as far as Cheyenne.
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When old versus new or perhaps the other way around! EMD's newest model, an SD70ACe, on the right sits alongside a 64-year-old Alco 4-8-4. UP 1989 is backing into Union Station to pick up cars for a passenger train.
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As UP 844 is crossing over from Track Two to Track One at Union Station, it is blowing off some steam from its pistons. After being on display all week for the Democratic National Convention, it is time for the mighty steam engine to return to Cheyenne.
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UP has pulled out half of the special that will be headed for Saint Paul for the Republican National Convention. The train will pause here while UP 844 comes out of the station. Then, the train will back up to the station and pick up the other half of the train.
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Half of the cars that will be heading to Saint Paul (for the Republican National Convention) are being pulled out of Track Four at Union Station. In the distance, not the headlight of UP 844 which will run down Track Four to get out of the station.
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