An Escalante-Western SD40 #601 sits near the engine shops at BNSF's 38th street in Denver. Escalante-Western is a shortline is western New Mexico owned and operated by Western Fuels Association (hence the WFAX reporting marks). The unit underwent repairs by MPI (Motive Power Industries) and is the process of being returned in Prewitt, NM.
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BNSF's Denver to Kansas City manifest (HDENKCK-07) heads south on Main One on the triple track in Englewood. Meanwhile, several people wait for the arrival of their Light Rail train. Sure wish that kids mom cared enough to keep her kid on the platform!
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Led by four SD40-series units without a wide cab in sight, this southbound HDENKCK-07 is moving relatively slowly at Titan Road.
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The town of Castle Rock is preparing to widen I-25 through the town from four lanes (two each way) to six lanes. It has been rumored that one of the results of the project may be the relcation of the southbound main through a portion of the town. This nice curve (south west of the town itself) may not be there with the completion of the highway project!
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Just north of Larkspur, CO along the I-25 frontage road, the southbound HDENKCK-07 is powered by four SD40/SD40-2's. The tank cars on the front of the train are all filled to the brim with beer which came out of Coors Brewing in Golden, CO.
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BNSF 6816 leads the HDENKCK-07 south across the old Santa Fe bridge just south of Larkspur. With four SD40's (three being Daah 2's) for power, the 64 car train is moving along at about 18 MPH.
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About two miles north of Palmer Lake, The southbound HDENKCK-07 decends through the curves into "the sag". Prior to the Joint Line being operated as the Joint Line (before World War I), the Rio Grande main and the Santa Fe main crossed over one another at this location. Now, ownership of the tracks change, but the tracks no longer switch sides.
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Just miles north of Palmer Lake, the southbound HDENKCK-07 powered by two green and white SD40-2's, a Heritage I SD40-2, and an MRL SD40 heads south in "the sag".
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This 64 car manifest is on the final approach to the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. The second generation power makes this picture appear as though it could have been taken twenty years ago - save for the paint schemes, of course.
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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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