At the west end of the yard, morning sun lights up two coal empties waiting to head west to load up. Not being used for much but coal trains, the weeds are starting to grow high amongst the yard tracks.
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It is just barely 6 o'clock in the morning as the crew on this westbound coal empty position it on the proper track before tying up and heading to Yampa for rest.
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With its switching work in Steamboat completed, The P-Burg Local will now continue on the remainder of its trip (another 38 miles) to Craig. The river on the left is the Yampa River which runs through Steamboat in the Yampa Valley. No wonder it was called the Yampa Valley Mail!
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Colorado is one of the few places I know of where you have the opportunity to throw snowballs in June! The P-Burg Local is about seven miles east (geographically south) of the east switch of the Steamboat Springs siding. A cold storm front makes its way into the Steamboat Valley in the distance, bringing temperature down to just above freezing!
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This being my first visit to the Craig Branch west of Phippsburg, I was unaware how scenic the area is. There were lots of rolling hills covered in green making for some wonderful shots. Here, the P-Burg Local is about six miles east of Sidney.
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After waiting for some track and time to clear ahead of it, the P-Burg Local is again on the move and picking up some speed in between Haybro and Sidney. Sidney is the only siding between Phippsburg and Steamboat Springs.
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At Haybro, the P-Burg Local is moving swiftly along at 40 MPH under the car of four GE AC's. Note the Haybro "yard" (which is only a single track) running along the opposite side of the train.
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The Phippsburg Local is just leaving P-Burg, destined for Craig, with a few dozen cars in tow. The train is just entering CTC limits, and the limits of Dispatch 80 in Omaha.
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Now within yard limits, this eastbound coal train is about to pass through the yard at Phippsburg. The train is heading east from Energy Mine and will stop in the yard at Phippsburg for a crew change. The next crew will take the crew into Denver (or at least as close as they can get to Denver during their hours of service).
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