Coal passes coal in the high mountain weather of low clouds and a cold rain at Pinecliffe. The 6502 would be stuck in the siding for nearly 24 hours before getting to head east. See Railroad: Union PacificLocomotive: GE AC4400CWLocation: Pinecliffe, Colorado, USALocomotive #: UP 6502Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: September 07, 2011
With an SD40-2 of NW heritage leading as designed, long hood foward, 97J heads east out of Tunnel 7 toward Pigeon Creek Yard at Naugatuck with 8 ballast cars and a caboose in tow.
As the rain comes down 858 slowly pulls west while its loads are weighed at the Prichard weigh in motion scale not far back around the bend.
Slow times at Suncoke KRT with everything parked
11K slowly rolls west across OC Bridge on track 2 while track gang JT-1 goes about its work.
As day quickly turns into night helper J54 inches up on the U28 to push it east.
The 7 unit head end (6 units visible) of this westbound coal train is climbing the steep grade to Tunnel 1 as the rest of the train is still snaking through the curve at a much lower elevation.
With its bow under the bridge, the articulated tug-barge Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder unloads stone at River Dock on the Cuyahoga River below as loaded coal train 554 heads west across drawbridge NS2 ov... (more)
Amtrak 6 exits Tunnel 40 deep down in Gore Canyon. If the view for the passengers down there looking up is anything like the view down then it is quite spectacular.
A variety of power sits at the ready at North Yard while one of the crew of the yard job dismounts to head to the yard office. Over at far right a BNSF yard job shuffles cars in Rennicks Yard.
24M splits the middle with 16E to the left and 16N to the right
With the sun just below the ridge the conductor on the stopped 57M gives an eastbound hopper train a good roll by.
The entire length of a tiny looking eastbound coal train can be seen as it snakes its way through the Gore Canyon valley.
The BNSF Provo, UT - Lincoln, NE freight heads east deep down in Little Gore Canyon.
