This northbound manifest has a really nice consist with an H1 C44-9W followed by a pair of New Image ES44DC's. The train is approaching Walnut Street and will pull up to 20th Street to wait for permission to enter the yard.
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About 48 hours after the derailment here in the Littleton Trench a week ago, crews were able to clear and rebuild the freight tracks. However, while Light Rail is being rebuilt, freight traffic is restricted to Main 3. Such is the case here, as a southbound coal load passes through the Form B, give plenty of bell and whistle to the men and equipment in the area.
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After the derailment here a week earlier, crews are working to rebuild a retaining wall taken out as a result of the derailment. Crews completely dug out the dirt behind the wall. After rebuilding the wall, the dirt will be replaced, followed by ballast, followed by the northbound Light Rail track.
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Kicking up some snow and running on a clear signal! This southbound coal load is approaching Kalamath Street near I-25 and Alameda Avenue. For those not familiar with the area, I'm well clear of the track, shooting through a curve with 300mm lens!
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This southbound has the first mile of its 120 mile journey south to Pueblo in the bag! A new SD70ACe, with ice cycles hanging off the radiator housing, approaching Walnut Street in Denver. The train is currently copying a warrant to proceed into the Track Warrant limits around MP 12.
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BNSF has a handful of blue CEFX AC4400CW leasers on the system. They seem to run primarily between the Powder River Basin and Texas. Which means we see a lot of them on the Joint Line in Colorado!
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Just south of Chatfield Reservoir is Acequia. The tracks diverge from US-85 along here, but the High Line Canal Trail follows the tracks, offering shots like this one. This southbound coal load has just started on the double track portion of the Joint Line and is in Run 8 for the trip to Palmer Lake.
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It took crews about 48 hours to cleanup, repair and reopen the tracks through the Littleton Trench after the derailment on January 17, 2009. A little over a week later, a coal load heads south on Main 3, leaving the trench behind. A couple sets of Herzog trains work on Main 1 in the distance.
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A UP work train consisting of gondolas (for debris), ballast and track panels heads south (as seen at the Broadway Light Rail station). The train will assist in the rebuilding of the tracks through the Littleton trench after the BNSF derailment about 36 hours earlier.
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Five of the derailed tank cars from BNSF's molten sulfur train are tied down just north of Evans Avenue in Englewood. The cars are pretty badly banged up!
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How many tractors can you count in this shot!? Note the clearly missing retaining wall on the right side of the picture. Going to be awhile before Light Rail service is restored!
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Debris is being dumped into the gondola on Main 3. If you look closely at Main 1, you can see a gap in the rail. I believe everything south of this gap will be ripped up and replaced with new track.
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A look south toward the derailment site. You can see where Main 2 has clearly been removed so work crews can cleanup the mess. Main 3 appears to be mostly intact. A bit of tamping and regulating will no doubt be necessary!
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The work train being used to haul away scrap (and replace track with track panels) sits on Main 3. Tractors run up and down Main 2 and Main 1, dumping debris into the gondola in the distance.
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Along the Littleton Light Rail station, debris consisting of broken concrete ties is being loaded into this tractor. The tractor will haul the ties away and dump them into one of the gondolas on the work train in the foreground.
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