Six helper units wait for the their train to be split in Minturn Yard before assuming their position in December 1981. Units in question are 3094, 3065, 3048, 3080, 3057 and 3116.
A 100-car #790 eastbound coal heads through Pando behind 3099 3033 3056 3014 3026 3020 3111. Assisting from Minturn to Tennessee Pass were ten mid-train helpers with a further three just ahead o... (more)
With the helpers just hoving into view, eastbound #48 climbs between Minturn and Belden, towards Tennessee Pass, behind 5353, 3021, 3064 and 3071 in December 1981
Eastbound coal behind 5382, 5404, 5364, 5399 and 5403 slows to a stop at Tabernash to attach the two GP40-2 helpers positioned in the "Wye" in January 1982.
With the frozen Colorado river disappearing into the snowy landscape, an eastbound coal approaches Radium, between Yarmony and Azure, on a very cold and overcast day in January 1982 for a meet wit... (more)