Some classic (and fantastic sounding) power picks up a string of TOFC cars that had been tied down at Kelker. In an hour or two, after running around the train, the train will run as a baretable south to Bragdon, where the TOFC cars will be tied down (on the siding).
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Running on clear signals, BNSF's "Den-Kick" (HDENKCK-20, Denver to Kansas City) passes through the Springs with an interesting mix of new and old power. The train is relatively short on this particular day, with boxcars dominating the train.
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Just outside the Colorado Springs depot, UP 1350 idles away, partly in the shade. This is UP's Colorado Springs switcher, which is used each weekday. Until January 2006, this GP40-2 was DRGW 3100 - the last four-axle Rio Grande unit to be patched!
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The Colorado Springs local appears to be staged and ready to roll at Colorado Springs. I thought it was interesting to find a caboose cut into the consist two cars back! UP 1350 was DRGW 3100 until January 2006. It was one of the last GP40-2's to get patched.
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UP 1989 and two SD70M's lead a whole whopping 11 cars on the MPUNY-06 just north of Colorado Springs siding. The train is approaching the underpass at Fillmore Street. Cheyenne mountain is clearly visible in the background.
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A quick roster shot of UP 1358 - the Colorado Springs switcher - as it idles away on a Sunday afternoon. UP 1358 is one of the few former Rio Grande units to still have its class lights in place and operational (although they were off at this point).
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UP 1358 has been the Colorado Springs switcher for several months now. It sits near the Colorado Springs depot. A coal empty sits tied down on the Colorado Springs siding on the conductor side of 1358. The Rio Grande caboose behind is still used when 1358 departs the yard on local duties.
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UP 1358 (ex-DRGW 3105) is the currented slated for switch duties in Colorado Springs. On the weekends, you can reliably find the Springs switcher parked near the depot waiting for action the following week.
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Making its way north on the single track mainline, BNSF 9844 is about to pass underneath the bridge leading to the north entrance of the United States Air Force Academy.
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After meeting two coal empties at Colorado Springs (both of which are visible on the right), BNSF 5656 south approaches Bijou on a clear signal.
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Creeping forward on a restrictive signal, BNSF 5645 passes the crossover at Bijou, following another northbound coal empty ahead of it in the siding. The signal on the main looks as though it is "dark" over red, but it is actually flashing yellow over red (Advanced Approach). I caught this picture in mid-flash!
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Cheyenne Mountain stands tall in the background as BNSF 9844 moves slowly through the siding at Colorado Springs.
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In the late 1980's, Santa Fe ran a hot intermodal train between Big Lift (south of Denver) and La Juanta. It was called DVLJ (and LJDV). One common source of power were GP39-2's like this one! Nearly 20 years later, this unit is being used as the Colorado Springs switcher.
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The Colorado Springs switcher sits outside the Springs depot. UP 5245 is a special GP40-2. It was the FIRST Rio Grande unit ever repainted. This is formerly DRGW 3122, which was repainted in mid-1997.
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The Colorado Springs switcher on this day was a Rio Grande GP40-2. Coupled behind the unit is a Rio Grande caboose #01513. The caboose was, unfortunately, so badly covered in graffiti that I did not include a picture of it.
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