After being out of service for over five years, Yarmony is back in action as a 7,500+ foot long siding. Amtrak 5 heads west out of the "new" end of the block.
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In between Flat and Kremmling, Amtrak can really move along. There are places where track speed allows Amtrak to reach 79 MPH! This picture was taken from my passenger window (while Damian was driving) on US-40 parallel to the tracks, just west of Flat.
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Not having a particularly busy morning, the one passenger waiting to board at Granby looks toward the conductor at the rear of the train, preparing to climb aboard.
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The lead unit on the westbound Zephyr pulls slowly into Granby past the station.
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Several passenger far back on the platform collect their things after detraining at Fraser.
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The 2005-2006 winter skiing season will be coming to a close in the next few weeks. Passenger on the California Zephyr can observe some skiers getting in the last of the spring skiing.
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Running less than ten minutes late, Amtrak 5 comes out of the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel right around 10am.
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Dispatcher 82 had this westbound coal empty hold the main at Plain so that Amtrak could run around the train via the siding. Amtrak is heading through the S-Curve at Rainbow cut, roughly halfway through the siding.
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Running just about an hour late, Amtrak 5 hustles west out of Leyden attempting to make up some time.
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Amtrak 6 departed Denver Union Station a couple minutes before midnight on April Fools Day for its trip east to Chicago.
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Waiting for the all clear from the head end, Amtrak's conductor stands on platform, ready to hop on the train.
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Passengers headed east out of Denver wait patiently to board one of the Superliners on Amtrak 6 at Denver Union Station.
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Two crewman for Amtrak work to load the checked baggage at Denver for Amtrak 6's trip east to Chicago.
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Fog is thick in Denver as the Ski Train is getting ready to depart for Winter Park from track two. Meanwhile, Amtrak 5 is backing into track one, running an amazing 40 minutes early!
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One of the crew members of the Ski Train hopped off the power (as the Ski Train sits in the wye) to give Amtrak 5 a roll-by through the siding at Tabernash.
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