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| June 19-23, 2000 | ||||||
| On June 19th the Union Pacific ran a Special Passenger train from Denver to Salt Lake City for their Coal Customers. The Special returned to Denver on June 23rd. -Scott Phillips | ||||||
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| June 19, 2000 |
 click on image for larger view The Special has just passed under Hiway 93 and heading West on the main at Rocky siding. The construction is putting a new road bridge over the tracks. |
 click on image for larger view Downtown Denver is in the right background just over the hill |
 click on image for larger view The land around the Big Ten curves is now Jefferson County Open Space. You can't drive into it, but you can very easily walk back to Rocky Siding. The E units, now with their 16-cylinder prime movers, sounded great as they passed below me. |
 click on image for larger view Here the train is heading south passing the West end of the Rocky Siding. The cut in the hillside above the train is Clay Siding, where the train will be in a few minutes as it gains some elevation. |
 click on image for larger view The train is between the Little Ten Curve climbing hard into the Big Ten Curve. In the foreground is the Rocky siding and just visible over the tail of the train is Clay siding, 250' higher in elevation. |
 click on image for larger view Just visible in front of E9 #951 is one of the hoppers loaded with dirt cement & rocks and welded to the rails. This forms a wind block against the 70mph+ winds that frequent this area. |
 click on image for larger view Approaching the east/south end of Clay Siding. |
 click on image for larger view Approaching the west/north end of Clay Siding. |
 click on image for larger view Just leaving Tunnel #1 pulling into Plainview |
| June 23, 2000 |
| About 8:20am the Special headed east through Glenwood Canyon. I caught it about 13 miles east of the City of Glenwood at the mouth of the canyon. A pedestrian trail traverses the entire length of the canyon, this spot was a short hike from the east trailhead. |
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click on image for larger view The tail car is an ex-Chicago & North Western car. The rear has theater Style seating and is designed for giving presentations with the speaker standing in front of the glass. A roll-up door can cover the glass. |
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