The sun and the clouds work together to paint an amazing picture in the eastern sky as an eastbound coal load heads straight into the sunrise. Heat waves from the dynamic brakes radiate off the trailing DPU unit, distorting the scene in the sky.
The train has about four miles left until it reaches UP's North Yard in Denver. There, the mid-train swing helpers will be cut out and a new crew will take the train east on to the plains.
