Union Pacific Railroad employees examine a set of wheels left on a track after they pulled away from a rail car early Friday morning just south of downtown Oak Creek. The car, which weighed 125 tons, won one of 140 cars on the train. There were no injuries and the cause the suspected mechanical failure is still under investigation.
Published on September 11, 2009
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Jerry Neff, a crew supervisor with West Range Reclamation, cleans up after a semitrailer that had drifted into his lane sideswiped the truck he was driving. The eastbound truck hit three cars before coming to a stop on U.S. Highway 40 just past the Walden turnoff.
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Gayle Noonan, supervisor of the Yampa River Botanic Park, talks about advantages of xeriscaping Thursday afternoon during the sustainable landscapes workshop and garden tour.
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Jade Stevens, 21, sits on the sidewalk near her wrecked Jeep on Thursday morning after being struck by a semitrailer on westbound Lincoln Avenue. Stevens was headed west in the right-hand lane when the truck attempted to turn right from the left-hand lane. The impact tipped the Jeep, which slid to a stop on its side. Stevens was ejected from her vehicle, and she apparently suffered minor injuries in the accident.
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Soroco High School football player Cody Miles
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Steamboat Springs runner Harry Niedl charges toward the finish line of the grueling Continental Divide Trail Run Steamboat Springs Running Series race last month. Niedl is in position to win the men's season-long points championship.
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The familiar W-shaped pattern of Cassiopeia the Queen twinkles in the northeastern sky this month as fall approaches.
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Wes Whiffen, a Moffat County High School junior, watches his shot soar off the tee box Thursday. Moffat County finished with a 232 total score, good for third place overall in the 23-team tournament.
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Mark Dockstader, a Moffat County High School varsity golfer, watches his putt roll in on hole No. 9 Thursday at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Dockstader finished with a 77 during the Bulldogs' lone home meet of the season.
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Kerry Lofy plans to include scenes from the 2008-09 season, such as the one seen here, in "Pillow Talk," his submission for the seventh annual Steamboat Mountain Film Festival. Read more about the festival, which starts with ticket sales Sept. 18 and a submission deadline Sept. 25, on page 20.
Published on September 11, 2009
Skier and filmmaker Kerry Lofy has been documenting his backcountry adventures, such as the jump seen here, for the past four years by submitting films to the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival. Tickets for the seventh annual festival - scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 23 and 24 - go on sale Sept. 18 at Ski Haus. Submissions are due Sept. 25.
Published on September 11, 2009
