A visitor from the east is on the southbound MGRNY this afternoon. CSX 400 is an AC4400CW that is still wearing the older CSX gray and blue paint scheme.
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Of all the Class 1 railroads, CSX is probably the (US-based) Class 1 I've taken the fewest shots of. While no eastern railroad is particularly common in Colorado, CSX seems to be exceptionally rare in the Centennial State. Here, a CSX AC4400CW is second on a southbound CPKC intermodal train in Kendleton, TX.
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Not only is this train set apparently running in circles between Florida and Colorado, but the CSX power is even making the trip more than once! I caught this exact same CSX unit on the point of this same train set about two weeks earlier, on January 12th. On this partly cloudy morning, the train has clear signals to Bypass 2 in Denver.
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It's been about four months now, and coal trains with CSX power are still rolling on the Moffat from time-to-time. After loading at the West Elk Mine, this loaded is headed for Denver to cut out its mid-train swings and then continue out on to the plains toward its final destination of Florida.
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A CSX ES44AC (with a little snow on the plow) passes east out the east end of Barbara's Gulch. A smarting of winter foliage is scattered through the scene.
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A single CSX ES44AC brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal train under partly cloudy skies. In the background, a tower stands on the grounds of the Ralston Development Corporation. The company is an alternative fuel research company, though I am unsure exactly what the tower is used for.
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I have to admit that I very much like CSX's Dark Future scheme (seen here). Perhaps it is because that for me, like many people I suppose, blue is my favorite color. In any case, these units still have a long haul ahead of them as this coal train will make its way to Florida!
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At the east end of Barbara's Gulch, a CSX ES44AC and a UP SD70ACe have this eastbound coal load well in hand. The train will continue to Bypass 1 in Denver where the mid-train swing helpers will be cut out and the train will wait for a fresh crew to take it east on the Limon Sub.
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An eastbound coal load slowly winds its way around the Big Ten Curve. There is a 10 MPH slow order on the curve on this day, as the wind has kicked up and there are mighty strong gusts. Any time that is the case, UP issues a 10 MPH slow order...while the hoppers on the inside of the curve do serve as a windbreak, UP would rather play it safe than sorry.
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A single CSX ES44AC brings up the tail end of this eastbound coal load at Plain. This unit was the one leading this coal empty west just two days earlier. Since then, the train loaded at the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch.
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Looking through a gap in some trees at Plain, we find an eastbound coal load with a CSX ES44AH on the point. The train is ultimately headed for Florida, so the hints of snow on the lead unit and on the coal is not going to hold up for too much longer!
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Under some pretty cool looking clouds, this westbound coal empty passes by the new Arvada neighborhood of Leyden Rock. This was nothing but a field five years ago, and now these houses are not only finished, but have people living in them!
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This coal train is headed for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. It has six units on the point for the trip west. They will be reconfigured 2x3x1 for the trip back east. The first and sixth units are both CSX, meaning the train should have CSX power on the point both directions!
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On a cloudy afternoon, a westbound coal empty passes the intermediate west of Leyden with a CSX ES44AH on the point. This is an occurrence that has become somewhat common place lately! Colorado Mines must've worked to pick up more eastern coal contracts.
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A trio of units leads an eastbound manifest past a former UP customer. Up until a few years ago, Mesa Oil was located along the main. Rumor has it that Mesa Oil was not satisfied with the service they were receiving from UP and moved to a new location in Denver where they are served by the short line railroad Denver and Rock Island. Now, the old oil tanks looks to just be rusting away...
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