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Jukes Tree
Title:  Jukes Tree
Description:  This is WAY better than diesel
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:09:36 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
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Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  818   Comments: 3
Lightning Strike
Title:  Lightning Strike
Description:  Took about three tries to get this result, but it was totally worth it. Kinda scary being out in the lightning though.
Photo Date:  8/24/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2008 11:30:49 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1364(GP40-2)
Views:  323   Comments: 4
Highball
Title:  Highball
Description:  This signal seems to always be lit even with no train in an approaching block. Kinda looked neat with the low lighting so I set up the tripod and opened the shutter. Its a 15 second exposure.
Photo Date:  8/24/2008  Upload Date: 8/24/2008 11:30:53 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  177   Comments: 0
Detour Z Train
Title:  Detour Z Train
Description:  With all the flooding in the midwest, BNSF has been detouring trains over Colorado's Joint Line. Here is the Z DENCHI1 21 just south of the Academy siding, this train normally operates northeast out of Denver on the Brush Subdivision to Chicago.
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/21/2008 2:24:23 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7591(ES44DC) BNSF 5476(C44-9W)
Views:  1007   Comments: 7
H DENAMA1 20
Title:  H DENAMA1 20
Description:  BNSF's Denver to Amarillo freight train heads south towards Colorado Springs. Nice to see the warbonnet on the point.
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/21/2008 2:24:22 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 682(C44-9W) NS 2690(SD70M-2) EMDX 9049(SD60)
Views:  601   Comments: 5
Brand New Power
Title:  Brand New Power
Description:  A loaded coal train (C BKMDOL0 26) with two brand new SD70ACe's heads south after leaving the Academy Siding along Colorado's Joint Line.
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/21/2008 2:24:21 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9219(SD70ACe) BNSF 9215(SD70ACe)
Views:  557   Comments: 0
Grand Central Terminal
Title:  Grand Central Terminal
Description:  A few moments after arriving I was in Awe of the beauty and shear size of this place!
Photo Date:  6/15/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:36:27 PM
Location:  New York, NY
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  207   Comments: 0
Manifest Train
Title:  Manifest Train
Description:  A Manifest train heads South under the old MoPac signals at Dupo.
Photo Date:  6/12/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:31:38 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  189   Comments: 2
Dupo Local
Title:  Dupo Local
Description:  This local heads under the old MoPac signals.
Photo Date:  6/12/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:31:37 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LLPX 2212(GP38AC)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
ENGINEER SPIV
Title:  ENGINEER SPIV
Description:  A classic SPIV shot.
Photo Date:  6/12/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:31:29 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6048(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  352   Comments: 4
FRED
Title:  FRED
Description:  The F.R.E.D. of a passing manifest train flashes as it heads South out of Dupo, IL.
Photo Date:  6/12/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:31:19 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  191   Comments: 0
Drake Power Plant
Title:  Drake Power Plant
Description:  This was the third of three trains on the main between the north and south switches of Colorado Springs. This was all so they could run a UP coal drag on the siding that would eventually run to the Nixon Power Plant south of Fountain, CO.
Photo Date:  6/8/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:22:22 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9156(SD70ACe) BNSF 6006(ES44AC)
Views:  535   Comments: 1
SD70ACe
Title:  SD70ACe
Description:  An SD70ACe hides in the shrubs.
Photo Date:  6/8/2008  Upload Date: 6/17/2008 7:22:20 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9271(SD60M) BNSF 9726(SD70MAC)
Views:  422   Comments: 2
Travel by Train
Title:  Travel by Train
Description:  Denver's Union Station is lit up every night and encourages people to "Travel by Train"
Photo Date:  4/28/2008  Upload Date: 4/29/2008 9:56:10 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  168   Comments: 1
UP 6936
Title:  UP 6936
Description:  After descending from tunnel one, the train rounds the curve toward the grade crossing.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:28 PM
Location:  Rocky, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  299   Comments: 2
Tunnel 1
Title:  Tunnel 1
Description:  Here the train exits Tunnel One. We walked in a little bit so we could see the portal. Back at the crossing there was a line of about 10 people.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:26 PM
Location:  Rocky, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  348   Comments: 1
Amtrak Meet
Title:  Amtrak Meet
Description:  Just after meeting Amtrak (with AMTK 184 and AMTK 185) the Special heads east.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:24 PM
Location:  Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  416   Comments: 2
UP 6936
Title:  UP 6936
Description:  The UP special heads east racing towards the Moffat Tunnel and Denver.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:21 PM
Location:  Byers canyon, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  1073   Comments: 2
Scenery
Title:  Scenery
Description:  Only about 800 feet above the train.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:18 PM
Location:  Radium, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  375   Comments: 2
Headed toward the Crew Change
Title:  Headed toward the Crew Change
Description:  Right before the crew change at Bond, CO, the trains begins to slow down. This was an amazing view!
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:14 PM
Location:  West Bond, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  956   Comments: 10
Gunbarrel
Title:  Gunbarrel
Description:  Thsi was the only gunbarrel shot of the day, as the train was travelling down one of the few long straightaways.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:12 PM
Location:  Dell, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  401   Comments: 1
Passenger Special
Title:  Passenger Special
Description:  Rounding the curve, without cropping, you see some other railfans as they paced it.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:11 PM
Location:  Dell, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  388   Comments: 2
Colorado Mountains
Title:  Colorado Mountains
Description:  Following the river.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:09 PM
Location:  Burns, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
UP Wimmer Special
Title:  UP Wimmer Special
Description:  The road climbs and the tracks stay with the river.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:07 PM
Location:  Burns, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  434   Comments: 2
Trestle
Title:  Trestle
Description:  The passenger special heads over a trestle at Range, CO.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:05 PM
Location:  Range, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  351   Comments: 3
Centennial
Title:  Centennial
Description:  The UP 6936 rounds the curve at No Name, Colorado, which is just passed Glenwood Springs.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:02 PM
Location:  No NAme, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  343   Comments: 1
DDA40X
Title:  DDA40X
Description:  The biggest locomotive has just passed New Castle, we saw this overpass and pulled over on the highway and raced up in order to beat the train there.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:25:01 PM
Location:  New Castle, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
First Light
Title:  First Light
Description:  The sun peaked over the mountains behind us literally 5 minutes before the train showed up.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:24:59 PM
Location:  Rifle, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
Big Jack
Title:  Big Jack
Description:  Randomly woke up at 3am and saw that it was leaving an hour before the original time. So we got up early and headed to find it. Surprisingly it was parked at the depot, which worked well for us. Kind of rude of the crew though, another train met it and the 6936 didn't even dim its headlights and blinded the crew of the oncoming train.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:24:56 PM
Location:  Grand Junction, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  592   Comments: 2
Amtrak 5
Title:  Amtrak 5
Description:  Amtrak's California Zephyr rounds a curve just west of Cisco, UT.
Photo Date:  4/13/2008  Upload Date: 4/15/2008 1:16:37 PM
Location:  Cisco, UT
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC) AMTK 58(P42DC) AMTK 146(P42DC)
Views:  935   Comments: 1
Warbonnet
Title:  Warbonnet
Description:  I made it to the part of the day where there is only nose light for southbounds.
Photo Date:  4/2/2008  Upload Date: 4/2/2008 1:44:42 PM
Location:  Wigwam, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 609(C44-9W) BNSF 696(C44-9W) NS 2646(SD70M)
Views:  565   Comments: 1
H DENAMA1 01
Title:  H DENAMA1 01
Description:  Hi-Priority Freight from Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX....Two warbonnets and a NS unit, better than the typical orange and green/black.
Photo Date:  4/2/2008  Upload Date: 4/2/2008 1:44:44 PM
Location:  Academy, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 604(C44-9W) BNSF 696(C44-9W) NS 2646(SD70M)
Views:  619   Comments: 1
DRGW Waits
Title:  DRGW Waits
Description:  UP 1989 sits paitentially for a southbound.
Photo Date:  3/20/2008  Upload Date: 3/21/2008 12:12:47 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
UP 1989 at Night
Title:  UP 1989 at Night
Description:  With a full moon in the sky, it lit the sky and engine up beautifully.
Photo Date:  3/20/2008  Upload Date: 3/21/2008 12:12:22 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  1173   Comments: 16
Rio Grande Night Shot
Title:  Rio Grande Night Shot
Description:  After hearing him clear up his warrant, the ATCS said he would be stopping here!
Photo Date:  3/20/2008  Upload Date: 3/21/2008 12:12:01 AM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 4856(SD70M) UP 7757(AC45CCTE)
Views:  654   Comments: 2
Headed East
Title:  Headed East
Description:  The O train continues east as it rounds a couple 35mph curves near Hoehne, CO/
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:30 PM
Location:  Hoehne, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  459   Comments: 2
Wig-Wag
Title:  Wig-Wag
Description:  The O train passes the only wig wag on a class one mainline in the US. Hard to get a shot since the train was going 70mph. That signal is REALLY cool to watch though.
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:32 PM
Location:  Delhi, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC)
Views:  410   Comments: 3
Last Stretch
Title:  Last Stretch
Description:  Headed down the last stretch of the pass, the train heads into Trinidad, CO.
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:28 PM
Location:  Trinidad, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  541   Comments: 2
Raton Pass
Title:  Raton Pass
Description:  The Officers Special train winds slowly down Raton Pass towards Trinidad, CO.
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:26 PM
Location:  Morley, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  1992   Comments: 2
Southwest Chief
Title:  Southwest Chief
Description:  The third passenger train of the day, Amtrak's Southwest Chief, has just passed BNSF's officer speacial train at Shoemaker, NM. One more passenger train will pass through here today, Amtrak train 4, making 4 passenger trains in one day on a subdivision barely used!
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:23 PM
Location:  Shoemaker, NM
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 94(P42DC) AMTK 189(P42DC)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
Intermediate Blades
Title:  Intermediate Blades
Description:  The O train passes a set of Intermediate Semaphores just to the south of Shoemaker.
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:19 PM
Location:  Shoemaker, NM
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  471   Comments: 1
Through The Blades
Title:  Through The Blades
Description:  Almost looks like just a freight train!
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:12 PM
Location:  Chapelle, NM
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  526   Comments: 3
Officer Special
Title:  Officer Special
Description:  The first glimpse of the Officer Special. It left Albuquerque a little late, and we waited near the top of Glorieta Pass, just south of the station.
Photo Date:  2/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:31:09 PM
Location:  Glorieta, NM
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7666(ES44DC) BNSF 5305(C44-9W)
Views:  1158   Comments: 2
Semaphores
Title:  Semaphores
Description:  On the way to Las Vegas, NM to spend the night and await the O train for the next day, we stopped and attemted night shots of the semaphores since, for the most part, they are continuously lit. REALLY hard to focus in pitch dark, the light on the signals is from a Maglight.
Photo Date:  2/28/2008  Upload Date: 2/29/2008 11:15:32 PM
Location:  Watrous, NM
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  299   Comments: 1
End to an Awesome Day
Title:  End to an Awesome Day
Description:  Our last shot from atop the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass.
Photo Date:  1/8/2008  Upload Date: 1/8/2008 7:37:55 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 4204(SD70M) UP 5011(SD70M) UP 4057(SD70M) UP 1517(GP40M-2)
Views:  1615   Comments: 14
Pose
Title:  Pose
Description:  UP 1989 posed in the awesome light.
Photo Date:  1/8/2008  Upload Date: 1/8/2008 7:37:52 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 4204(SD70M) UP 5011(SD70M) UP 4057(SD70M)
Views:  747   Comments: 1
Rio Grande Heritage Unit
Title:  Rio Grande Heritage Unit
Description:  DAYLIGHT!!!! A friend of mine called me and told me about this, so I picked him up and the chase was on. After a little walk inside the Air Force Academy, this was our prize, its nice when the put it on the point of the train.
Photo Date:  1/8/2008  Upload Date: 1/8/2008 7:37:44 PM
Location:  Academy, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 4204(SD70M) UP 5011(SD70M) UP 4057(SD70M) UP 1517(GP40M-2)
Views:  1073   Comments: 2
Trains-a-coming
Title:  Trains-a-coming
Description:  A train is getting close to the meet at Rocky Ford, CO.
Photo Date:  12/10/2007  Upload Date: 12/12/2007 6:00:40 PM
Location:  Rocky Ford, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Rio Grande UP 1989
Title:  Rio Grande UP 1989
Description:  Just as it started moving.
Photo Date:  12/10/2007  Upload Date: 12/12/2007 6:00:33 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Stop and Proceed???
Title:  Stop and Proceed???
Description:  Thought this was cool. As the train went by the signal it dropped from green to red.
Photo Date:  12/10/2007  Upload Date: 12/12/2007 6:00:30 PM
Location:  Rocky Ford, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 820(C40-8W) BNSF 1110(C44-9W)
Views:  496   Comments: 1

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