A solid NS consist leads this westbound intermodal at Vail.
UP 3969 heading West and crosses over the other half of the Sunset Route. She will travel a few more miles before the tracks come back together.
The remainder of the previous day's snow squalls cling to the mountains in the background. It will be a losing battle as it is already 70 degrees where I was.
This intermodal has a cut of Tropicana cars on the head end.
UP 5300 west heads towards Tucson and a recrew.
The storm that is dumping snow on the mountainside in the background has cleared just in time to get some sunlight on the 7824.
East of Tucson, the Southern Pacific's mainline incorporates the parallel former El Paso & Southwestern main as well. Track 1, the EP&SW line, crosses over Track 2 (the other main) as well as Cie... (more)
Westbound double-stacks cross the Cienega Creek trestle.
Eastbound double-stacks wind along the serpentine No.2 track past Cienega Creek preserve and beneath the elevated westward main.
A westbound mixed freight is dwarfed by the mountains around the Cienega Creek Preserve.
An eastbound stack train wraps around the valley.
East and Westbound autoracks meet at the Cienega Creek Bridge.
A well worn Dash 8 leads a westbound mixed freight across the Cienega Creek Bridge.
