An eastbound coal load makes its way through the S-Curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Normally, a 2x3x1 power setup (as found on this train) would indicate the train is heading east on the KP branch. Trains running south on the Joint Line are typically setup in a 2x2x2 configuration. But this is the train that disproves the rule. The train will turn south in Denver and head for Eagle Pass, TX.
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Most shots taken at Blue Mountain are long lens shots of train coming through the curves at the base of Coal Creek. I've certainly taken many such a shot in my time! But I thought it might be nice to widen the shot a bit and see not only the head end of this train, but the remaining 80% of the train too, running all the way back up to Tunnel 1.
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This is a view that has the potential to change drastically in the next ten years or so. A new highway could be built across the tracks somewhere in this shot. Whether it will come to pass remains to be seen!
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