All Rio Grande MDVGJX-19
| Watch the MDVGJX-19 roll by west of Newcastle, CO. Be sure to watch for Conductor Woodward waving from the cab of DRGW 5361. (MPEG, 1.43 MB) |
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"D-R-G-W 5361, high ball Silt, Out" |
| Crossing under I-70 between Rifle and Lacy, Colorado. The gray container railcars at the end of the train are hauling "dirty dirt", or low level nuclear waste, which will eventually make its way to Cisco, UT via the Cisco Turn to be trucked farther south to Banning, UT. |
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MOW forces had track and time near Tunnel, so the manifest was moving slowly through Debeque. |
| At Tunnel, the canyon narrows and leaves
only enough space for the railroad, the Colorado River, and four lanes
of I-70.
The MDVGJX-19 was slowing again to meet Sunday's "Minturn Local" on its way to Lacy with DRGW 3118 & 3109. Unfortunately, the Local caught us by surprise and the shot of seven Rio Grande units at West Tunnel, CO will just have to remain as a memory. |
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Exhaust pours out of the Beaver Tail Tunnel as the manifest accelerates towards Grand Junction. |
| The late afternoon sun shines brightly on the bluffs at Cameo. |
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Conductor Woodward throws a switch as the MDVGJX-19 reaches its destination of Grand Junction, Colorado. |
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