Rio Grande spreader AX-41 moves snow off the right-of-way just west of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 21, 2003. The spreader is powered by Rio Grande GP40-2 No. 3100 and Union Pacific GP60 No. 1900 (former D&RGW No. 3154). A major blizzard hit much of Colorado on March 17-20, 2003. Denver received 31.8 inches, while Coal Creek Canyon got 71.8 inches and Rollinsville 87.5. With Pinecliffe located between the two, it received a whopping 6 to 7 feet of heavy, wet snow!
