A southbound BNSF manifest passes by the big red barn in Greenland. The "New Image" / "Heritage 2" / "Warbonnet" schemes made for an interesting walk through history!
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This is probably one of the most photogenic spots to shoot a southbound anywhere on the Joint Line. It is around 2 o'clock in the afternoon as this BNSF coal load works hard to climb the remaining seven or so miles to Palmer Lake.
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You can shoot the big red barn at Greenland from the east side in the morning, but you can also setup a pretty descent shot of it from the west side in the afternoon. Here, a pair of UP SD70M's lead a string of about 60 empty auto racks south.
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At Greenland, this BNSF coal load passes by the handful of houses and barns located in Greenland, CO.
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The last DPU on a southbound coal load passes the grade crossing in Greenland. When looking to the southwest, you can get a nice shot of the DPU and the famous Pikes Peak in the same shot!
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At Greenland, UP 844 has the Colorado State Fair passenger special well in hand, UP 1989 idling and enjoying the ride. There had been some question as to whether the special would run on Main 1 or Main 2 between Littleton and Palmer Lake. The train ultimately took Main 1, as seen here.
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A manifest running from Denver to Pueblo (with three pumpkins on the point) is moving slow at Greenland. The manifest is right on the heals of a heavy, slow-moving coal load. Thus, the manifest is moving at restricted speed. A thunderstorm is brewing in the background.
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Although this train could easily be mistaken for a southbound heading toward the camera, these "pumkins" are actually the helpers on the end of a northbound coal empty approaching Greenland.
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