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| Title: |
The Southwest Chief |
| Description: |
Amtrak's Southwest Chief Train 3(1) had engine problems during the night so the BNSF loaned them an engine which was added at Newton, KS. Seen here a little bit after leaving La Junta, CO. The Tracks in the forgeound in the mud are another story. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:30 PM |
| Location: |
La Junta, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 5431(C44-9W) AMTK 95(P42DC) AMTK 192(P42DC) |
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| Title: |
Jointed Rail |
| Description: |
Markers bring up the rear of train 3. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:52 PM |
| Location: |
La Junta, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Title: |
Grain Train |
| Description: |
A grain train heads east towards La Junta. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:54 PM |
| Location: |
Swink, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 7799(ES44DC) BNSF 4562(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
Manifest Train |
| Description: |
A manifest train is continuing east towards La Junta seen passing through Rocky Ford, CO. |
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6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:55 PM |
| Location: |
Rocky Ford, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 5742(ES44AC) BNSF 5919(ES44AC) |
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417 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Canon City Local |
| Description: |
The Canon City Local backs into the cement plant at Portland, CO to switch out the cement cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:56 PM |
| Location: |
Portland, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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UP 1396(GP40-2) UP 1422(GP40-2) UP 5245(GP40-2) |
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| Title: |
Hiding Train |
| Description: |
The Royal Gorge Trainhides behind the bushes on its way west, |
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6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:57 PM |
| Location: |
Canon City, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CRRX 402(F7A) |
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212 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Royal Gorge Route |
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6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:58 PM |
| Location: |
Canon City, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CRRX 402(F7A) |
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249 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Snaking Through the Gorge |
| Description: |
The Royal Gorge train exits the Royal Gorge at Parkdale along the Arkansas River. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:58 PM |
| Location: |
Parkdale, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CRRX 402(F7A) |
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209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DON'T TALK SHIT ABOUT TOTAL!!!! |
| Description: |
A cut of cars at Portland, CO was tagged with quotes from the late Tourettes Guy. |
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6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:59 PM |
| Location: |
Portland, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Title: |
Empty Coal Train |
| Description: |
An empty coal train waits at Crews, CO for a southbound train to get by. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:37:00 PM |
| Location: |
Crews, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 6062(ES44AC) BNSF 5737(ES44AC) |
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372 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal Train Meet |
| Description: |
Two coal trains (one empty and one loaded) meet at Colorado Springs just north of the Cimmaron Control Point. |
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6/2/2009 Upload Date: 6/2/2009 11:36:13 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 9836(SD70MAC) BNSF 6255(ES44AC) |
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432 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Last Rio Grande |
| Description: |
The boys in the roundhouse decided to leave this jewel out to enjoy the cloudy day. I had heard its been outside for a while. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:11 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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DRGW 5371(SD40T-2) |
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641 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
UP STEAM |
| Description: |
UP's true "Big Power" was in the shop in Cheyenne getting serviced and ready to go back to work. You have to be special like me and my buddy to get into the shops. ;) |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:12 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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UP 3985(4-6-6-4) UP 844(4-8-4) |
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652 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP Big Boy |
| Description: |
This makes two Big Boy's in one day. After leaving Cheyenne, WY and haeding home we stopped at the Forney Museum in Denver to get the second one. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:13 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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UP 4005(4-8-8-4) |
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516 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Denver Union Station |
| Description: |
This is a scratchbuilt model of Denver Union Station which will be used as the eastern-most part of this layout. This is a very accurate model of the Rio Grande's (UP's) Moffat Tunnel Subdivision from Denver to East Portal. All sidings included, grade is right as well as Big Ten and it will even be signaled. It is awesome for sure. Not open to the public, a friend of mine and I got a "sneek peak" at the layout. The story is that a few guys have been working on it for eight years. All the track and wiring is there and the scenery has begun. Can't wait to see it finished. |
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6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:14 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
North Yard (in N Scale) |
| Description: |
This is a very accurate representation of Denver's North Yard in N scale. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:15 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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217 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
First Night Shot |
| Description: |
this was my first night shot with my New Canon 50D. It just sucks how badly the archive compresses an image. ISO 100, Apature Value 5.6, and a 30 second manual exposure. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:02:10 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 1445(GP40-2) |
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214 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Colorado Springs Local |
| Description: |
The UP local works Kelker just south of Colorado Springs. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:25 PM |
| Location: |
Kelker, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 1445(GP40-2) |
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304 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northbound Manifest |
| Description: |
This train heads North just past the North Siding Switch for Colorado Springs. A few DODX cars on the head end with Tanks on them. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:26 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 7298(ES44DC) NS 9905(C40-9W) NS 7670(ES40DC) NS 9174(C40-9W) |
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417 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
'S' Curves |
| Description: |
A loaded coal train heads south through the S curves between Colorado Springs and Academy. First time ever shooting here. And for all you wondering this IS NOT a GEVO. It is a AC44CW and stenciled as 'AC44CW'. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:26 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 5746(ES44AC) BNSF 6018(ES44AC) |
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535 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rounding the Curve |
| Description: |
The train rounds the curve at Palmer Lake about to enter the ABS TWC territory. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:27 PM |
| Location: |
Palmer Lake, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 7298(ES44DC) |
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259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Gevo Cab |
| Description: |
Using the flash allows both the outside and inside to be properly exposed. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:28 PM |
| Location: |
Palmer Lake, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 6008(ES44AC) |
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395 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3162 |
| Description: |
Gotta love 'S' curves and GP50's. This is one of the few GP50's that has an extended cab to allow more crew members after the demise of the caboose. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:28 PM |
| Location: |
Palmer Lake, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 3162(GP50) |
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312 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Colorado Springs Local |
| Description: |
This short local leaves Denver goes to Colorado Springs to do its work, ties up in the Springs, and works back to Denver the following day working at Big Lift too. Today's power was AWESOME! "GP50L" and a GP39-2! |
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6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 6:11:24 PM |
| Location: |
Palmer Lake, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 3162(GP50) BNSF 2854(GP39-2) |
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474 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal Train |
| Description: |
After passing through Boone, CO a coal Load heads east through ex-MoPac signals. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 8:19:24 PM |
| Location: |
Boone, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 9949(SD70MAC) BNSF 9924(SD70MAC) |
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411 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MoPac Signal |
| Description: |
The rear DPU's of a Coal Train pass through the ex-MoPac Signals near Boone, CO |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 8:19:25 PM |
| Location: |
Boone, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 6217(ES44AC) BNSF 5989(ES44AC) |
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347 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak's Southwest Chief |
| Description: |
A crew change takes place on train 4 (Amtrak's Southwest Chief). A friend of mine came out for some foamin' and this is his train home. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 8:19:23 PM |
| Location: |
La Junta, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
AMTK 66(P42DC) AMTK 192(P42DC) |
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290 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crew Change |
| Description: |
A BNSf train stops in front of the sepot in La Junta for a crew Change. Sometimes the compression of the website pisses me off...This was handheld with a Canon 50D and a 18-200 Lens with IS and the picture is crystal clear sharp as a tack on my computer screen. I upload and the archive compresses it and turns it to a grainy blurry peice of shit. Time to find a new place to upload maybe... This is a resized image and its STILL compressed. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 8:19:24 PM |
| Location: |
La Junta, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 5823(ES44AC) BNSF 9534(SD70MAC) |
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366 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad |
| Description: |
It's in my back yard, I've lived in Colorado for almost 15 years and this is the first time I've ever taken pictures of this railroad operating. |
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6/7/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:29:33 PM |
| Location: |
Cripple Creek, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CCV 2(2-4-0) |
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270 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
End of the Line |
| Description: |
This is the end of the line for the CC & NGRR, at Anaconda, CO. The Gold Mine that still works up here took over the land and the tracks to Victor were tore up years ago. |
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6/7/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:29:34 PM |
| Location: |
Cripple Creek, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
CCV 2(2-4-0) |
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277 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Through the Aspens |
| Description: |
The Aspen trees are finally back to Green from dead. |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:29:34 PM |
| Location: |
Cripple Creek, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CCV 2(2-4-0) |
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233 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Over the Bridge |
| Description: |
At first I wasn't sure if this was the Bridge or Turntable. haha.... Interesting use of what use to be a turntable. |
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6/7/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:29:35 PM |
| Location: |
Cripple Creek, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CCV 2(2-4-0) |
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282 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Million Dollar Fill |
| Description: |
There is a nice afternoon shot here, but we were there in the morning so I figured Black and White would look nice and old fashioned. Plus it looks way better this way then the circus blue they use. |
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6/7/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2009 9:29:32 PM |
| Location: |
Cripple Creek, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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CCV 2(2-4-0) |
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257 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Lift Local |
| Description: |
The BNSF local works the yard that leads to Ft. Carson with a white face ex-BN. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/2009 Upload Date: 6/8/2009 8:44:14 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 2965(GP39V) BNSF 2131(GP38AC) |
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402 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coal Load |
| Description: |
A coal load heads south through Colorado Springs. |
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6/8/2009 Upload Date: 6/8/2009 8:46:08 PM |
| Location: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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BNSF 5928(ES44AC) BNSF 5787(ES44AC) |
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362 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Intermodal Train |
| Description: |
A Westbound intermodal train is passing through Fremont, NE and will meet the Steam Special in a couple miles. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:37 PM |
| Location: |
Fremont, NE |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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UP 8338(SD70ACe) UP 8448(SD70ACe) UP 3984(SD70M) UP 7118(AC44CW) |
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504 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Steam Special |
| Description: |
Thats a bird right above the tender. Steam and corn...i'm hungry. |
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6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:38 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) |
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199 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northbound Intermodal |
| Description: |
The Steam Special was held to wait for a train that is making money vs. costing money. |
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6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:39 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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UP 7663(AC45CCTE) |
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212 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Highball |
| Description: |
The intermodal train has a clear signal to meet the UP 844. |
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6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:40 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) UP 7663(AC45CCTE) |
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279 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
| Description: |
After meeting the Z train the Steam Special heads towards Omaha. |
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6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:41 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) |
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236 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Big Power |
| Description: |
Damn. Thanks to Pump for picking me up and driving me. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:42 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) |
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200 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
UP Steam Special |
| Description: |
This is probably my favorite shot of the day. This is also about a quarter from where I was rear ended by a drunk driver and had my car totaled back in January. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/20/2009 9:16:36 PM |
| Location: |
Crescent, IA |
| Author: |
amtrakswchief 4 |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) |
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226 Comments: 1 |
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