UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward (and past) the passenger depot in Granby. The train will continue east to Tabernash where it will wait until the eastbound Zephyr can get around.
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From right to left, we have the main track, the siding, and the house track at Granby. Interestingly, not only does the main have welded rail, but the siding has welded rail as well.
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Just a few weeks past peak fall colors, a few golden leaves are still clinging to the trees here west of Granby. UP 1988 and UP 8237 lead a coal load east. The train is only 78-cars and, as such, has two units on the point and two units on the rear.
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Just east of Sulphur, UP 1988 leads an eastbound coal load toward the the US-40 overpass. The train is picking up a little speed again now that Byers Canyon is behind.
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UP 1988 looks pretty sharp as it leads a coal train east through Byers Canyon. The Colorado River is somewhat low, typical for the fall. The train has clear signals all the way to Tabernash.
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The red of UP 1988 offers a very colorful contrast against the falls colors of the Colorado High Country. This 78-car coal load will be entering Byers Canyon shortly on its journey east.
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After cruising along at 45 MPH for the past several miles, UP 1988 is now slowing down to 20 MPH in preparation for entering Byers Canyon from the west.
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UP 1988, the "Miss Katy" unit, looks out of place in the Colorado High Country! MKT (Missouri-Kansas-Texas, the railroad that Katy represents) was a plains railroad. Not many grades to found compared to here at Kremmling.
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After conquering Gore Canyon, this eastbound coal load can increase its speed a bit as the terrain opens up and the tracks are much straighter. the curves that are found are not nearly as severe as in the canyon of the Rocky Mountains. The train is accelerating toward a speed of about 45 MPH as it passes by the east switch of Kremmling.
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Looking down on UP 1988 and UP 8237 as they lead a train toward Tunnel 38 at the west end of Gore Canyon.
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A 78-car coal load snakes its way out the east end of Azure and toward Gore Canyon as seen from high above at the location known as "Inspiration Point".
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UP 1988 works its way through the narrow canyon known as "Little Gore Canyon". The canyon starts at Tunnel 39 to the east (which the train is approaching) and ends just past Tunnel 40 to the west.
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UP 1988 leads a train out of Tunnel 40 in Little Gore Canyon. As the days grow shorter, the shadows are starting to grow longer, creeping up on the tracks even now at 1pm.
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UP 1988 and train are just east of the siding of Radium, approaching the relatively short canyon known as "Little Gore Canyon". From the photographer's perspective, there is a gap west of the canyon allowing for this view on the train.
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On a pristine October day in the Colorado high country, an eastbound coal load (with UP 1988 on the point) climbs the gentle 0.15% grade along the Colorado River just east of Yarmony.
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