The westbound Zephyr has slowed to a stop in the siding at Eisele (Clay). It will encounter a very brief delay, waiting for the eastbound MGJNY. The manifest is already out of Tunnel 1, and is just around the Bend at Blue Mountain Drive.
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AMTK 22 and AMTK 126 lead the morning Zephyr, which is running a little over an hour late. The train will lose a little more time as it is following the Rocky Mountaineer. At Rollins, the Zephyr would finally be able to run around the Rocky Mountaineer.
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After getting a yellow (Approach) signal at West Crescent, the Zephyr is on the move again. It is following the westbound Mountaineer, which is just a block ahead.
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Following closely behind the Rocky Mountaineer, the westbound Zephyr has come to a stop at a red signal at the west end of Crescent. As soon as the Rocky Mountaineer clears the block to the west of Crescent, the Zephyr will get a yellow (Approach) signal, allowing it to continue west as well.
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Right after the westbound Zephyr passed by, a UP maintenance foreman received track and time from DS-380 to check the train gauging at the location of a derailment here on Big Ten last Friday. You can see a dump truck showing up, ready to drop some fresh ballast.
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The westbound Zephyr is departing the siding at Rocky. However, the train is not going to be picking up any speed as there is currently a 10 MPH slow order here after a derailment last Friday.
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Due to a derailment in the area last Friday, all trains are running through the siding at Rocky. Additionally, there is a 10 MPH slow order for trains between West Rocky and (roughly) East Eisele (Clay). As a result, the Zephyr is slowly making its way west.
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The mainline at Rocky is currently out-of-service due to a derailment that occurred last Friday. The truck on the derailed car ran on the main at Rocky and UP maintenance of way took the main out-of-service for inspection. As a result, all trains, including the westbound Zephyr, are running through the siding.
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The morning Zephyr slows as it heads west through Barbara's Gulch. The train will enter the siding at Rocky ahead as the main at Rocky is currently out of service.
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The eastbound Zephyr is trying to make up a little time this morning as it is currently running roughly two hours behind schedule. With the Book Cliffs as a backdrop, the train is moving at around 70 MPH across the Utah desert. A BNSF manifest is in the siding at Elba, waiting for the arrival of the Zephyr.
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Passing by the intermediate signal on the approach to Elba, the eastbound California Zephyr is hustling along at track speed as it has clear (green) signals ahead.
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The California Zephyr is about an hour late this morning, which worked out perfectly for lighting! The train hustles east here at the siding of Maxwell, in between Helper and Price. It is meeting a westbound coal load, which arrived in the siding just a few minutes earlier.
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Passengers aboard the California Zephyr are hopefully enjoying the incredible views of the Utah desert under crystal clear skies this morning. The train is making its way east toward its next station stop in Grand Junction, CO.
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The Utah desert is, without a doubt, one of my favorite places to shoot trains anywhere. There is such a raw beauty to the desert, as seen here with the eastbound Zephyr makes its way through some curves near Floy. The amazing Book Cliff create a fantastic backdrop for the scene.
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You generally have to be quick on the trigger to get a shot of the Zephyr out here in the Utah desert. With the wide open spaces, many spots have a track speed of 79 MPH for passenger trains, and the Zephyr takes advantage of that! In this shot, the train is on the main at Desert, a very appropriate name for a siding here!
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