Passenger Trains > 5 vs truck

cz 5 hit a truck this pm by new castle colo

nose cone damaged on unit 51

Some photos and information here, https://junctionnow.com/2025/07/03/westbound-amtrak-hits-vehicle-in-silt/

Location was several miles west of Glenwood Springs CO.   The train is currently on the move approaching Grand Junction, at a maximum speed of 30mph due to the damage to the lead unit.  Photo is from the above-referenced news source.

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the plan was to back up and leave the unit, there is a wye were they could turn the unit before G jct if adding another freight unit perhaps they just went with wrong way @ restricted speed?

Departing Grand Junction 10 hours late headed West. Cost them almsot exactly 9 hours. 

Did they get a rental UP unit to lead?

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
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Amtrak-P42 Wrote:
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> Departing Grand Junction 10 hours late headed
> West. Cost them almsot exactly 9 hours. 


NOW 12 HOURS 
Did they get a rental UP unit to lead?

dixieland says yes

now there maybe problems with the rent a wreck.........explains the train falling down more, and staying in SLC so far  , going west now!



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 07/04/25 13:22 by dan.

Turning at Reno later tonight.

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