Passenger Trains > Rocky Mountain with Their RMRX 8020 & 8021

The Rocky Mountain RMRX 8020, GP40-3, led the westbound train from UP's 36th Street Yard, Denver, CO, Sunday, 19 June 2022.

1 - Rocky Mountaineer 8020 West on Union Pacific's Belt Line Denver, CO, 19 June 2022.

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Those engines look nice

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Union Pacific keeping Rocky on time??

leisurely schedule to start with

YouTuber Jeb Brooks posted yesterday on their trip from Denver to Moab. It was so leisurely that they didn't make it to Glenwood Springs for dinner and a swim in the hot springs. Otherwise a very a good video.

PCBill

So is the answer "no" I guess that UP is not keeping the Rocky Mountaineer on time? I am also a bit curious as to how the OTP is going for the Rocky Mountaineer as it does have a bit of a tight turn around on day TWO as it heads west to Moab and then has to turn BACK the same day.........

Also, how has the patronage been? This is year 2 of the RMR operation in the States for this route. They usually give it three years to see if a route will make it. I would hope that this route would......I would think this could open the door for other routes for RMR in the States if things pan out. A hub so to speak from Denver or even Salt Lake City.........

From Jeb Brooks video, train was supposed to arrive Glenwood Springs 5-6, they arrived at 7:30. Had to wait in the hole for the Zephyr as well as all the freight traffic. Train looked maybe half full? Kinda depended on his shots



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/19/22 17:45 by Oregonpaul.

Great photo of a nice looking engine

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Also from this morning.

Jim Barton

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> Also, how has the patronage been? This is year 2
> of the RMR operation in the States for this route.
> They usually give it three years to see if a route
> will make it. I would hope that this route
> would......I would think this could open the door
> for other routes for RMR in the States if things
> pan out. A hub so to speak from Denver or even
> Salt Lake City.........

well a prior post said  they are only doing one trip a week, till fall, i think down from 2 trips a week  in season one, they were looking at a vegas trip i was told