Who would have thought that such a sign could still be found in 2007? At Crews, the southbound main breaks away from the northbound main (it is the diverging route). Temporarily, both tracks are owned by BNSF. Once on the original DRGW alignment, the southbound main switch ownership - today it goes back to UP. Once upon a time, it was (of course) Rio Grande. This sign still stands at Crews, showing the old ownerships.
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Just south of Crews, this northbound manifest is slowing down on a yellow signal. The train will have to hold up at Crews for nearly an hour while waiting for Maintenance to clear up ahead.
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It was an unusually hazy day in the Colorado Springs area the morning of the Colorado State Fair special. UP 844 has the train well in hand just south of Crews. Pikes Peak is just barely visible in the distance above UP 844. The northbound main is visible in the lower-right corner of the image.
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At Crews, the Colorado State Fair special left the single track mainline behind and again hit Main 1 for the duration of the trip to Pueblo. The double track started just to the north in this shot.
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The heat distortion of a southbound coal load blurs the headlights of a northbound coal empty.
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South of the single track CTC between Palmer Lake and Crews, BNSF 9676 passes the location where the Santa Fe once crossed over the Rio Grande prior to the "joint" operation of the Joint Line.
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