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Sideways Hotwater Heater
Title:  Sideways Hotwater Heater
Description:  UP 844 on the Frontier Days Special... HDR
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 2:35:39 PM
Location:  Brighton, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4) UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  785   Comments: 6
Talked By
Title:  Talked By
Description:  UP 1988 was stopped here at Crews and talked by the signal onto Main 2.
Photo Date:  11/15/2009  Upload Date: 11/15/2009 7:28:43 PM
Location:  Crews, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1988(SD70ACe)
Views:  735   Comments: 4
Chama at Night
Title:  Chama at Night
Description:  Another angle of the 487 in front of the Chama depot.
Photo Date:  12/4/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 5:57:20 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  826   Comments: 7
A Famous Curve
Title:  A Famous Curve
Description:  Can't beat this classic shot.
Photo Date:  11/15/2009  Upload Date: 11/15/2009 7:28:46 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1988(SD70ACe)
Views:  960   Comments: 12
Rio Grande Steam Taking Water
Title:  Rio Grande Steam Taking Water
Description:  Early on a Tuesday morning the Rio Grande 487 (CTS 487) takes on water in preperation to take a train up Cumbres Pass.
Photo Date:  7/21/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 8:36:07 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  693   Comments: 2
Approaching the Summit
Title:  Approaching the Summit
Description:  The MRONY approaches Soldier Summit on a clear COLD day.
Photo Date:  3/16/2009  Upload Date: 4/2/2009 11:20:45 AM
Location:  Soldier Summit, UT
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4876(SD70M)
Views:  758   Comments: 1
Crescent Empty Coal
Title:  Crescent Empty Coal
Description:  An empty unit coal train climbs upgrade and westward back to the mine. West Switch Crescent Siding
Photo Date:  3/13/2009  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 11:52:59 AM
Location:  Crescent, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6727(AC44CW) UP 6215(AC44CW) UP 7025(AC4460CW)
Views:  1055   Comments: 5
Leaving the Rock
Title:  Leaving the Rock
Description:  The engineer turned on the headlights as he shoved across the Rock Island bridge. Just behind the train is the Rock Island Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 8:06:13 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1445(GP40-2)
Views:  829   Comments: 6
Rail Train
Title:  Rail Train
Description:  A southbound empty rail train with a warbonnet surprise, as well as a SOO surprise heads past the Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  2/16/2009  Upload Date: 2/16/2009 10:28:56 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8231(SD75M) SOO 6034(SD60)
Views:  774   Comments: 3
Rio Grande Depot
Title:  Rio Grande Depot
Description:  This depot served the Rock Island, Santa Fe, D&RGW, Missouri Pacific, and others.
Photo Date:  2/3/2009  Upload Date: 2/3/2009 11:27:24 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 4684(ES44AC) KCS 4023(SD70ACe)
Views:  959   Comments: 6
DRGW Heritage Unit
Title:  DRGW Heritage Unit
Description:  The UP 1989 on the M NYPU runs a little late as it passes under the MLK Jr Bypass in Colorado Springs. I need to find a better image resizing program, because this image is REALLY pixelated.
Photo Date:  11/14/2008  Upload Date: 11/14/2008 3:31:21 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe) UP 4396(SD70M) UP 6227(AC44CW)
Views:  1051   Comments: 10
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  819   Comments: 3
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7591(ES44DC) BNSF 5476(C44-9W)
Views:  1010   Comments: 7
Funny Tunnel Motor
Title:  Funny Tunnel Motor
Description:  This tunnel motor was outfitted with a widecab for test reasons, it was hiddin behind some other rolling stock at the Transportation Technology Center.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/22/2008 7:45:27 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DTFR 2003(SD45T-2)
Views:  4940   Comments: 14
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
Main Event
Title:  Main Event
Description:  This was the whole reason for coming here today! HAHA just kidding, good ride for the kids though.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/22/2008 7:46:35 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  1591   Comments: 8
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:  1175   Comments: 16
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:  1618   Comments: 14
Reflection
Title:  Reflection
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2007  Upload Date: 11/5/2007 4:27:52 PM
Location:  Lisle, MO
Author:  Kevin Farlow
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 4043(SD70ACe)
Views:  927   Comments: 4
Denver and Rio Grande Western Heritage Unit
Title:  Denver and Rio Grande Western Heritage Unit
Description:  This, I'd say is the best, so far, of the Heritage units by UP. I'm glad I got to go up to Denver and see this!
Photo Date:  6/18/2006  Upload Date: 6/18/2006 1:55:37 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:  2879   Comments: 11


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