West from Denver
Trip From 19/9/2011 to 8/10/2011
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Almost 3 week trip from Denver to Seattle featuring Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Norhtern California, Oregon and Washington (would be a bit of Idaho if the weather was not so bad!). The weather was mainly good for the first almost 10 days or so until was Oregon was reached where the sun was not seen again until the last few days of the trip in the central Washington state. An outline of the trip can is below.
 BNSF Dash 9 1078 is seen leading a northbound train over the Palmer Dvide and Palmer Lake, Colorado - 19/09/2011 |  BNSF ES44AC 6280 is seen leading a southbound coal train at Larkspur, Colrado - 19/09/2011 |  BNSF Dash 9 5180 is seen leading a southbound loaded grain train at Palmer Lake, Colorado - 19/09/2011 |  BNSF SD70MAC 9777 is seen working a southbound grain near Palmer Lake, Colorado - 19/09/2011 |
 BNSF SD70MAC 9879 is seen leading a southbound loaded coal up the Parlmer Divide - 19/09/2011 |  BNSF SD70MAC 8810 is seen leading a southbound loaded coal up the Parlmer Divide in the last light of the day - 19/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 5682 is seen leading the Denver North Yard to Salt Lake City Roper yard manifest west leaving Granby - 20/09/2011 |  UP AC400 5260 is seen on M-NYRO near Granby - 20/09/2011 |
 UP AC4400 5260 is seen on M-NYRO in Byers Canyon - 20/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6497 is seen leading a coal train west in Byers Canyon - 20/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6497 is seen ledaing a coal train west near Troublesome, Colorado - 20/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 7211 is seen leading a coal train west near Kremmeling, Colorado - 20/09/2011 |
 BNSF Dash 9 5261 is seen leading a eastbound manifest at Parshall, Colorado - 20/09/2011 |  Deseret Powe Railway E60s 1, 2 and 3 are seen leading the loaded coal from Deserado Mine to Bonzana Power Station at Midway Siding - 21/09/2011 |  Deseret Power Railway E60s 1, 2 and 3 are seen leading the empty coal back to the mine passing Mormon Gap, Colorado - 21/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 7382 is seen leading a westbound double stack west out of Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |
 UP AC4400 7854 is seen leading a westbound manifest out of Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6626 is seen leading a local potash train east into Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 7163 is seen leading a eastbound potash train into Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7477 is seen leading a westbound double stack out of Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 5476 is seen leading a westbound Z train out of Green River, Wyoming - 21/09/2011 |  UP SD70ACe 8490 is seen leading a westbound manifest near Emory, Utah - 22/09/2011 |  UP SD70Ace 8431 is seen leading an eastbound Z train from Los Angeles to Denver climbing the Wasatch in Echo Canyon near Emory - 22/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4127 is seen leading a westbound double stack at Emory - 22/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 7481 is seen leading a westbound Manifest from Green River to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City) west at Emory - 22/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4127 is seen leading a westbound double stack at Morgan, Utah - 22/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7481 is seen leading a westbound Manifest from Green River to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City) west at Morgan, Utah - 22/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4604 is seen leading a westbound Z train from Denver to Salt Lake City west in Echo Canyon - 22/09/2011 |
 UP SD70M 4466 is seen leading a westbound Manifest in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7703 is seen leading a westbound manifest from Green River to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City) west in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP AC400 5716 is seen leading a westbound grain in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7527 is seen leading a westbound double stack in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |
 UP SD70ACe 8314 is seen leading a westbound manifest in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP SD40-2 3215 and 3214 are seen leading the Evanston local west to Echo in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP SD70ACe 8314 is seen leading a westbound manifest at Strawberry Creek, Utah - 23/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7703 is seen leading a westbound manifest from Green River to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City) at Strawberry Creek, Utah - 23/09/2011 |
 UP SD40-2 3212 is seen leading the eastbound Ogden local to Echo at Morgan, Utah - 23/09/2011 |  UP SD40-2 3212 is seen leading the eastbound Ogden local to Echo coming into Echo, Utah - 23/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6819 is seen leading a loaded westbound coal in Echo Canyon - 23/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6819 is seen leading a westbound loaded coal at Echo - 23/09/2011 |
 UP SD70ACe 8431 is seen leading a westbound Z train from Denver to Salt Lake City at Echo - 23/09/2011 |  Utah Railway MK50-3 5001 is seen at Martin, Utah awaiting into next duty helping a train up Soldier Summit - 24/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6885 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal at Soldier Summit - 24/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6885 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal downgrade in the Price River Canyon - 24/09/2011 |
 BNSF Dash 9 4420 is seen leading a westbound Denver to Stockton manifest at Kyune - 24/09/2011 |  BNSF Dash 9 5341 is seen working a westbound Denver to Stockton manifest at Kyune - 24/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading a short eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) at Spannish Fork Canyon on the climb to Soldier Summit - 25/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading a short eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) on the climb to Soldier Summit - 25/09/2011 |
 UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading a short eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) at near Gullily on the climb to Soldier Summit - 25/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading a short eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) at Kyune - 25/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading a short eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) in the Price River Canyon - 25/09/2011 |  Utah Railway MK50-3 5004 is seen leading a train of empty coal and tank wagons to CV Spur at Price, Utah - 25/09/2011 |
 UP SD90MAC 8076 is seen leading an eastbound manifest from Salt Lake City (Roper Yard) to Denver (North Yard) at Price, Utah - 25/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4078 is seen leading a westbound train near Vernon, Utah on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake line - 25/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7422 is seen leading a westbound Z train near Vernon, Utah on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake line - 25/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 5430 is seen leading a westbound manifest at Palisade, Nevada - 26/09/2011 |
 UP SD70M 4138 is seen leading a westbound double stack at Palisade, Nevada - 26/09/2011 |  UP SD70ACe 8493 is seen leading a westbound double stack at Palisade, Nevada - 26/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4771 is seen leading an eastbound manifest out of Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7719 is seen leading a westbound manifest about to enter Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |
 Overhualed UP SD40-2 1609 and 1567 are seen leading an eastbound train in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  Overhauled Union Pacific SD40-2s 1551 and 1603 are seen leading a westbound train in Palisade Canyon, Nevada - 26/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4704 is seen leading a westbound train of refridgated box cars west in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  BNSF Dash 9 4420 is seen leading a westbound Denver to Stockton manifest in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |
 BNSF Dash 9 5341 is seen working a Denver to Stockton manifest in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4284 is seen leading a westbound manifest in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 7180 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain train west in Palisade Canyon - 26/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 6056 is seen leading an eastbound empty grain train out of Palisade Canyon - 27/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 7812 is seen leading a westbound manifest into Palisade Canyon - 27/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7478 is seen leading a westbound manifest in Palisade Canyon - 27/09/2011 |  With late afternoon shadows growing fast UP 6607 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain in Palisade Canyon in the last light of the day - 27/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4080 is seen leading a westbound train of Autoracks in Truckee Canyon at Floriston, California on the climb up to Donner Pass - 28/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 7755 is seen leading a westbound intermodal west in Truckee Canyon at Floriston, California on the climb up to Donner Pass - 28/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4080 is seen leading a westbound train of Autoracks west at Soda Springs, California on long way down Donner Pass - 28/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7755 is seen leading a westbound dounble stack at Soda Springs, California - 28/09/2011 |  UP SD70M 4650 is seen leading a westbound Z train at Soda Springs, California - 28/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 5456 is seen leading a westbound empty coal train at Soda Springs, California - 28/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC 7756 is seen leading an eastbound double stack at Hirschdale - 28/09/2011 |  Amtrak P42 46 is seen leading eastbound California Zephyr #6 at Hirschdale - 28/09/2011 |  Amtrak P42 86 is seen leading the westbound California Zephyr #5 at Soda Springs - 29/09/2011 |
 UP SD90MAC 8236 is seen leading an eastbound manifest upgrade at Soda Springs - 29/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8236 is seen leading an eastbound manifest at Hirschdale - 29/09/2011 |  UP SD90MAC 8205 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain train along the Truckee River at Glenshire on the climb up Donner Pass - 29/09/2011 |  Amtrak P42 160 is seen leading the eastbound California Zephyr #6 at Glenshire - 29/09/2011 |
 UP ES44AC 7492 is seen leading an eastbound double stack at Glenshire - 29/09/2011 |  UP AC4400 5657 is seen leading an eastbound empty grain at Glenshire - 29/09/2011 |  Union Pacific ES44AC 5385 is seen leading a northbound Z train over Lake Shasta at Lakehead, California - 30/09/2011 |  UP ES44AC is seen leading a northbound manifest at Kegg, California - 01/10/2011 |
 BNSF Dash 9 4963 is seen leading a southbound manifest north of Klamath Falls - 02/10/2011 |  BNSF Dash 9 614 is seen working a southbound manifest north of Klamath Falls - 02/10/2011 |  Amtrak 201 is seen leading the northbound Coast Starlight #14 north of Klamath Falls - 02/10/2011 |  BNSF Dash 9 5479 is seen leading an eastbound Z train from South Seattle to Chicago south of Wenatchee - 06/10/2011 |
 BNSF ES44AC 6010 is seen leading an eastbound empty coal train south of Wenatchee - 06/10/2011 |  BNSF SD70MAC 8893 is seen working an empty coal train east south of Wenatchee - 06/10/2011 |  BNSF GP38-2 2713 is seen leading the westbound 'Spud Local' on the upper level of Trinidad Loop - 07/10/2011 |  BNSF ES44DC 7541 is seen leading an eastbound double stack on the lower level of Trinidad Loop climbing out of the Columbia River Gorge - 07/10/2011 |
 BNSF ES44DC 7541 is seen leading an eastbound double stack train round Trinidad Loop climbing out of the Columbia River Gorge - 07/10/2011 |  BNSF ES44DC 7464 is seen leading a westbound double stack coming into Wenatchee - 07/10/2011 |  BNSF ES44DC 7452 is seen leading an eastbound Z train from South Seattle to Chicago south of Wenatchee - 07/10/2011 |  BNSF SD75 8287 is seen leading a westbound double stack train on the upper level of Trinidad Loop - 07/10/2011 |
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