After a morning departure from Glenwood Springs, an eastbound Union Pacific Board of Directors special curves through Dotsero, Colorado, on October 1, 2000. The train is led by new EMD SD70M No. 4... (more)
The subfreezing temps caused issues with one of the P42's so the Union Pacific added an engine up front to take the Zephyr through the Colorado Rockies.
Emerging from the bore in Bootlegger Canyon, the Potash Local rolls past the Corona Arch and its cathedral-like accompaniment of impressive rock formations on a sweltering Utah morning.