UP is doing a lot of work on the Cane Creek Sub between Brendel, UT and Potash, UT. The line is about to see a couple trains daily, working to clean up Uranium Tailings near Moab. The project will move 12 million tons of tailings over the next 10-20 years! This ballast will be laid along the tracks about 250 miles west of this shot.
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Posted By Webmaster On Wednesday, March 4, 2009 At 8:20:21 PM (PT)
Jeremiah, to use the word "chase" would be a bit generous! You are spot-on that trains with this tonnage don't head west too often. Before realizing it was a ballast train, I wondered why an empty coal load was moving SO slow as it came out of Leyden.
Posted By Jeremiah Siembida On Tuesday, March 3, 2009 At 2:15:23 PM (PT)
These look like extremely heavy trains--westbound on the Moffat must be a punishing test of durability for the trains, the tracks and everything else. Westbounds aren't normally this heavy on this part of the route.
I'll bet it was a treat to chase!
Posted By Reg. Lloyd On Monday, March 2, 2009 At 3:00:29 PM (PT)
Ihad not heard of Cane Branch.Good Shots!please to see them.Send more when when can.Seen your article in T.S.L. about the Utah Rly.R.Lloyd.
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