Heat radiates off the ES44AC and SD70M leading this MRONY (Manifest, Roper, UT to North Yard, CO) around Big Ten Curve. Note the hoppers on the inside of the curve. Those hoppers have been there as a windbreak for over forty years now.
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An SD40-2, currently offline, is likely due for an inspection and is making its way toward North Platte, NE. Prior to the closing of Burnham in February 2016, the unit could have simply been inspected in Denver. Now, it has another 500 or so miles added to its journey!
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A GP40M-2 of Espee heritage (SP 7129) catches a ride on the MRONY. My guess is that the units was in Grand Junction and is due for a 92-day inspection. With the closure of Burnham, that likely means this guy will be continuing on to North Platte, NE.
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An eastbound Roper to North Yard manifest approaches the grade crossing at Blue Mountain. The unit has an interesting (quick hack?) number board on the conductor's side! It also has a GP40-2 and SD40-2 coming along for the ride.
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Every once in awhile, a visitor from south of the border makes its way up north for a little power sharing. Such is the case here as a Ferromex ES44AC rolls west on the Moffat just east of Tolland.
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A Kansas City Southern SD70ACe was on the Denver-Provo for the trip west over the Moffat.
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A colorful consist (including a standard BNSF ES44DC, KCS Belle SD70ACe, and Ferromex ES44AC) moves quickly at track speed as it runs alongside a frozen over South Boulder Creek.
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On a chilly (about 15°F at the moment) morning, a westbound BNSF manifest kicks up some snow as it approaches the bridge over South Boulder Creek just east of Tolland.
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Interestingly, the three units on the point of this westbound are all older (relatively speaking...late 90s and early 2000s) power, yet the two DPUs on the tail end are quite a bit newer. Alas, they are both facing west, so "going away" shots wouldn't be the best.
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It is not uncommon for railfans to joke that BNSF and Norfolk Southern should merge...after all, "NS" already makes up the middle two letters of "BNSF". Then, of course, there are trains like this in which you have a nice mix of both BNSF and NS power! The Denver-Provo is pulling west through Barbara's Gulch.
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A BNSF H2 C44-9W and a pair of Norfolk Southern GEs have this westbound Denver-Provo rolling through a slightly snowy Barbara's Gulch.
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A westbound BNSF manifest passes by the steel structure located near the east end of Barbara's Gulch. A pair of "catfish", Norfolk Southern GEs, assist in the pull up the grade.
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A pair of DPUs brings up the tail end of BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest west of Leyden on a frigid morning. The first unit (to the left) is an ET44C4 - GE's newest model - and the second unit (to the right) is a C44-9W, a staple in BNSF's fleet since the early 2000s.
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It is an interesting mix of blue sky and clouds (and snow) as a westbound BNSF manifest moves at track speed. Almost as interesting as the weather is the power on the train. A New Image ES44DC, a Heritage 2 C44-9W, and a Heritage "Goat Boat" C44-9W lead up the train west.
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It's a chilly morning out (about 20°F) as BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest dashes west through some freshly fallen snow west of Leyden. The train should have a straight shot through to Grand Junction with minimal delays as there isn't much rolling on the Moffat on this first day of winter.
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