Here is some U.P. action from this weekend. Trains were moving slow through Clifton, CO today as MOW crews appeared to be working on a signal. U.P. 6024 leads an east bound coal load through Palisade, CO. Ben
Thanks for the kind words guys. I have some more U.P. pictures that I can post soon. Hemi feel free to post away. I'm looking forward to seeing yours and anyone else's Colorado U.P. pictures. Ben
Here are a couple of shots of U.P. 6507 headed east bound through Palisade, CO. As you can tell the sun was not in the optimum spot for the pictures. Ben
This is the town where I grew up in. I really miss the area. It sure is hard to get used to seeing U.P power where the Rio Grande zephyr and the tunnel motors once roamed. Great pics. Brought back memories.
Thanks! Here are some U.P. engines that are still Grande in color. Every time I see one of these it brings back memories from the good old days. U.P. 1445 in Montrose, CO last weekend. U.P. 1344 in Montrose, CO last weekend. U.P. 1359 in it's Grande color is still a regular in Grand Junction service. Ben
I miss these old stompin' grounds.... Very nice shots! The backlit 6507 shot works pretty well, despite other than stellar lighting. Yarmony Siding, the last before entering Bond, and the junction to the Craig Branch, finds a coal load tiptoeing eastbound: Tunnel 27 at last light: More eastbound coal at Milepost 150, on the Dotsero Cutoff: It's hard to truely comprehend the majestic expanse here without seeing it. Mere pictures don't do it any justice. This is a 7-unit WB empty coal train bound for the Craig Branch, threading west Azure, heading toward Tunnel 39 and 40:
That same train, about to enter Tunnel 39: BIG glass is an asset at this location... Tunnel 42 is just east of Radium, CO:
These panoramic views are simply spectacular. We need to see more. Trackside 3/4 squeezes, although nice, we see every day... Boxcab E50
A few gloomy weather shots. Grand Junction yard. U.P. 2936 and 2928 in the Grand Junction yard. U.P. 5176 leads the way to Salt Lake City, UT from Grand Junction, CO. Ben
I'd be foolish to illustrate Upper Gore Canyon without the obligatory Inspiration Point shot: \ If you look east from this point, you'll see Tunnel 38: Don't look down!!!! Tunnel 40, and EB coal loads: Another Craig Branch-bound empties train at Tunnel 40:
Wow, those red cliffs make that a beautiful shot!!!!!! If they look that good in the photo, I can't imagine what it must have been like standing there.
They looked fantastic earlier in the day, with all the snow on them. I couldn't get a shot of the snow to work, however. At that location, the canyon narrows somuch that the RR, the road, and the Colorado River are nearly on top of each other. In fact, the tracks are so close to the road, that it looks like a MOW road.