Loading at Kremmling has concluded and stock extra #544 is ready to depart as rancher Grady Culbreth discuss the days events. The train consisted entirely of Ortner 85' high cube stock cars, making this final true stock extra one of the most modern. 10-9- ...

Continuing westward, we find the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr at Flat, CO, on this cold March day in 1977. It has two clean GP40-2s (3115 and 3116) providing a little extra power for usual F-units, presumably to help it deal with the snow.

Quickly accelerating after leaving Byers Canyon, we were hard pressed to keep up with this amply powered Zephyr. Jenny snapped these pacing shots as we raced towards Flat.

#17 speeds west near Parshall in March of 1977. Note the animal tracks on the slope of the fill.

This is a company shot that Jenny literally rescued from the trash at Park Central. It shows our old friend 5371 loading at Energy, CO, probably in the late '70's.

These pictures featuring the 5397 were also rescued views. Some were used in issues of the Green Light and in Annual Reports. Here we see a pristine set of tunnel motors led by the 5397 at Park.

A bit farther along the line, the photographer caught them going through Oak Creek Canyon on a fall morning in 1978

While waiting for the 5397 to show up, a pair of tunnel motors head for P'burg with empty hoppers. They are just going over the east switch at Crater.

After changing crews at Phippsburg, the 5397 has topped the hill at Toponas and dropped down through Egeria and Rock Creek Canyons. Here they are at the east switch at Crater in October of 1978

A few moments later, 5397 is approaching the Crater loops.

This final company view finds cab 01404 rolling east around Dorsey. The photographer was Kent Bolerjack, a commercial photographer from Boulder who did many of the compay views during this time.

3117 and company hug the bank of the Colorado River passing the old station at Dell in February of 1977