Framed by some trees that have lost their leaves for the year on the north side of the siding at Leyden, UP 1989 and train wait their turn to enter North Yard.
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The fourth (of four) units on the MPVNY-30, UP 1989 sits on the siding at Leyden shortly after sunrise on a chilly October morning.
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After spending nearly two weeks on the western end of the Grande (in the Salt Lake City - Provo area), UP 1989 returns back to Denver. Here, it is the fourth unit on the MPVNY-30, stopped at a red signal at Leyden. Note the Denver skyline in the distance.
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On the final leg of its 120 mile trip, UP 1989 (and two fellow SD70M's) throttle up for the final few yards into North Yard. Not a bad (day time) roster shot of the Heritage Unit - darn overcast!
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UP 1989 is the third unit (of three) on the northbound MPUNY. The train, is arriving very late (by its standards), coming into the North Yard at 2:30pm. Normally, the train is in the yard by 4am!
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Two former Rio Grande GP40-2's (still sporting Grande Gold on most of the unit) sit idling at UP's 36th street yard. UP 1445 was DRGW 3129 unit about a year ago on November 1, 2005. UP 1352 has been "on the patch" for a bit longer, formerly DRGW 3097 until July 31, 2005.
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UP 1358 (ex-DRGW 3105) is the currented slated for switch duties in Colorado Springs. On the weekends, you can reliably find the Springs switcher parked near the depot waiting for action the following week.
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Chances are that DRGW 5371 is about six weeks away from a Triennial inspection at the time of this photo. Unfortunately, triennial inspections cannot be accomplished in Helper or Roper. Therefore, it is likely that the unit will be patched in mid-November 2006.
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Stars swirl behind the signal at the east switch of Mounds. Note one star that is inconsistent with the rest (near the top of the photo). That is actually a shooting star streaking through the atmosphere!
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About a mile west of Mounds on the Sunnyside Branch, this is the branch line that runs 13 miles from Mounds out to the ECDC trash site in East Carbon City. This exposure was five minutes and lit exclusively by moon light.
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At this lonely grade crossing in the middle of the Utah desert, a cross buck and a stop sign do their best to protect the tracks. Granted, they do their job considering the low number of cars and trains that pass through in a day! The moon shines brightly in the southern sky in the distance.
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In the desert in between Wash and Mounds, the rails reflect the fading light in the western sky. Unfortunately, the rails in the desert are empty far more than they were twenty years ago under the Rio Grande.
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Earlier in the year, one of 5371's number boards was actually stolen right off the unit! Fortunately, the excellent team at Roper (in Salt Lake City) came up with this hand-painted make-shift replacement!
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My favorite characteristic of any Rio Grande tunnel motor (aside from the fact that it is Rio Grande) would have to be the fuel tank. Only the 73 Grande units had slightly shortened fuel tanks, setting them apart from their Espee T-2 brothers.
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This is exactly the way a Rio Grande SD40T-2 should look! A well worn paint scheme, a dirty plow, a well-worn paint scheme, and burned paint beneath the dynamic brake intake.
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