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Chasing Amtrak Up The West Slope
I spent the day following Amtrak 6, the California Zephyr, up the west slope of the Sierra Nevada on the transcontinental railroad. Eventually the train got away, but I was able to photograph UP action including a flanger move at Soda Springs, at the west end of the Norden Shed. The day was overcast with drizzle from the lower elevations and stayed that way all the way up to Soda Springs, where snows were still piled above homes. I was lucky, the great blizzard of 2011 was just days away, closing the pass to all traffic for 4 days and necessitating the use of SP rotaries.
 
AMTK 58
AMTK 58
AMTK 58
AMTK 58
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UP 7626
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UP 5986
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FXE 4645
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UP 8599
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UP 7813
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