On this date, a vintage California Zephyr car brought up the rear of the train as a snow cloud moved above. The westbound "Silver Solarium" was originally owned by the CB&Q.
This ballast train had been working on the seldom used Tennessee Pass sub the day before. It moved east as soon as Amtrak train #5 rolled by.
A different look for an older locomotive. The cream and green scheme had not included the new logo before.
A new crew has just boarded CEFX 1019, and is waiting for a green signal. An uncommon sight on this line, the snow plow was being relocated for the coming winter.
The CEFX 1019 pulled this rotary and it's companion B unit northbound from Pueblo.
Moving this rotary from Pueblo, Colorado back to it's base in Alliance, Nebraska.
" Uncoupled "
Nine locomotives glide west, running light along the Colorado River on the Dotsero Cutoff. The third unit is unpatched SP 188.
UP 844 with it's extra tender, UPP 814.
This was the first time that UP made a special steam-powered run to the Colorado state fair.
The 844 is paired for the first time with UP 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, as they prepare for a special run to the Colorado state fair.
The Potash Local nears the end of this branch line, about 115 miles from the train's origin at Grand Junction, Colorado.
One of the first B units in this paint scheme.
Cleaning the windows for a special run to Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Waiting to pull a special to Cheyenne Frontier Days.
