Originally delivered by the Pullman Car Company in 1918, Lamberts Point looked like it might be headed for the scrap yard at one point. However, about a decade prior to this picture, a project was put together to refurbish the car and get it back on the rails.
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A small look in to yesteryear at the east switch of Eisele (Clay) as an open-ended passenger car brings up the tail end of the westbound California Zephyr. No doubt the passengers in that car are having an incredible ride.
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Three privately owned cars bring up the tail end of the westbound Zephyr. The cars are passing by the open hoppers that have been on the inside of this curve for over 50 years, serving as a wind break.
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It is becoming less and less common to find "private varnish"...privately owned passenger cars...on the tail end of Amtrak. Amtrak has raised the rates and limited the cities they'll pick up or drop off. However, on this afternoon, a nearly four hour late #5 has three as the train climbs toward Big Ten Loop.
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UP 1995, leading a westbound coal empty, sits idle on Bypass 1 as a unit potash train rolls east on Bypass 2. After being recrewed, the potash train will continue east on the Belt Industrial Lead, which is why it is on Bypass 2 and not on Main 3, which would take it into North Yard.
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An eastbound UP potash train passes through C&S Jct on Bypass 2, meeting an uncrewed westbound coal empty sitting on Bypass 1.
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The signal bridge at C&S Jct spans four tracks, protecting Bypass 1 and 2 turning in to Main 1, and Main 3 and the North Yard siding turning in to Main 2. A westbound coal empty, with UP 1995, sits on Bypass 1 alongside the Clear Creek Federal commuter rail station, waiting for a crew to take it west.
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UP's crew change point for westbounds that come across one of the two bypass tracks is at C&S Jct. this happens to lie right next to the Clear Creek Federal commuter rail station. UP 1995 and a pair of GEs sit without a crew on Bypass 1, ready to head west when a crew becomes available.
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A trio of units, led by UP 1995, sit on Bypass 2 at C&S Jct. The coal empty is waiting for crew to become available in the Moffat pool so it can head west.
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UP 1995 is sitting on Bypass 1 at C&S Jct, looking at a red signal. The train is waiting for a rested crew to become available to take the train west over the Moffat. From left-to-right, the other tracks in the frame are Bypass 2, Main 3, and the North Yard Siding.
Love it when one of UP's six Heritage Units comes to Denver. On this Sunday afternoon, UP 1995 is set up to lead a coal empty west when a crew becomes rested.
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Sitting on Bypass 1 at C&S Jct, UP 1995 leads a westbound coal empty. The train is waiting for a crew to become available to take the train west over the Moffat.
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As somebody that grew up on (EMD-only) Rio Grande, it is great listening to the classic two-stroke prime movers in RMRX 8020 and RMRX 8021 as they pull the Rocky Mountaineer west up the grade.
I should probably clarify my statement of Rio Grande being "EMD-only". While it is true that, over the years, Rio Grande did own some GE and ALCO units, by the time I was old enough to go train chasing with my dad, Rio Grande was an EMD-only railroad.
GP40-3s RMRX 8020 and RMRX 8021 kick out a bit of exhaust as the train throttles up approaching the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. In the next three days, the train will run out to Moab, UT and then return back to Denver, CO.
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The clouds have descended in the area, creating a layer of fog. Headlights from the westbound Rocky Mountaineer cut through the fog as the train approaches the Blue Mountain grade crossing.
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