Mar 23, 2025
Highball "Rye-O" by Erie Limited Via Flickr: 5360 leads a three-pack of Rio Grande tunnel motors west out of Red Narrows on the Provo Sub east of Thistle, UT. The next set of signals protect the crossovers at "Rio" and I distinctly remember hearing crews call "clear signal Rye-O" as they approached. This hot Z train carried RBLs full of Coors beer on the head end, ahead of the intermodal traffic. There doesn't appear to be one bit of graffiti on those RBLs! It was a nice touch for the crew to use the gyralight on the low nose. I imagine not many of them were still serviceable in the early aughts. UP ZDVRO: UP 5360 SD40T-2 DRGW 5410 SD40T-2 DRGW 5407 SD40T-2
