A few miles north of Palmer Lake, the Santa Fe mainline once crossed over the Rio Grande mainline prior to the existance of the Joint Line. Here, this southbound coal load is descending from the level of the old Santa Fe main to the level of the old Rio Grande main.
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A northbound coal empty led by two Union Pacific GE AC's wraps around the south side of Palmer Lake. This train will soon leave the single track behind and proceed north on main two to North Yard in Denver.
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An SD40-2 and an Oakway SD60 cut away from the tail end of a southbound coal load. A single SD70MAC will remain on the end, controlled through DPU, on the remainer of the trip south. The other two units will proceed north on main two to Denver.
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A southbound BNSF coal load led by two "creme and green" SD70MACs is entering the single track CTC between Palmer Lake and Crews.
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