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The California Zephyr: Green River to Sinclair

Lacking any station stops in the 16-hour trip between Salt Lake City and Denver, the train made a smoke stop at the Union Pacific facility in Green River, WY to get a fresh crew. I also got to notice that we were being led by a Union Pacific freight locomotive, reputedly because we needed the extra power to get through the heavy snow.

In stark contrast to the Sinclair Refinery outside Rawlins, we passed a wind farm which, I believe, is the Foote Creek Rim, a comparatively small 60 MW facility built in phases between 1998 and 2000 in Carbon County.

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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Combined UP and Amtrak locomotives

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New crew

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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Green River, WY

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South central, WY

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South central, WY

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South central, WY

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South central, WY

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South central, WY

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Rawlins, WY

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Rawlins, WY

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Strand Theatre, Rawlins

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Southern Pacific branded loco!

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Sinclair Refinery, Sinclair

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Sinclair Refinery, Sinclair

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Sinclair Refinery, Sinclair

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South Central Wyoming (video) (video)

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Foote Creek Rim wind farm

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Foote Creek Rim wind farm

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Foote Creek Rim wind farm

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A thoroughly unsustainable lunch

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