I was surprised to come across this Great Western GP20MQ hanging out near BNSF's diesel shop in Denver. Not exactly sure where the unit was headed, but it was a nice change of pace.
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I thought it was interesting that I happened to see this Norfolk Southern unit hanging out in Denver. Why? Because it is the exact same unit on shot on the Pueblo-Provo the day before Thanksgiving! Looks like it made the round trip back to Denver from Provo.
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The second extremely clean warbonnet that I've seen in the past week was sitting near the shops in BNSF's yard. Not sure where it would be off to next, but here's hopping it stays looking this good for awhile to come.
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A southbound coal load rolls south on Main Two and a coal empty heads north on Main One. All the while, I stand at MP 2 in the lightly falling snow!
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The two main tracks between the yards and South Denver tend to be run following a left-hand rule. Now this is CTC, so anything is possible, but more often then not, northbounds seem to run on Main One and southbounds on Main Two. Such is the case here on this snowy November day.
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The north end of the Joint Line parallels I-25 for about a half a mile, roughly between Kalamath Street and 6th Avenue. Kalamath Street is a good place to capture trains heading south.
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Traffic was SLOW moving on the roads during this blizzard! Slow enough that I was unable to reach the head end of this southbound manifest along the I-25 frontage road south of Castle Rock. I had to setup and settle for a shot of the H1 Dash-9 DPU on the tail end.
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On December-Eve, a substantial storm moved into the area of the Palmer Divide and brought...well...the picture probably speaks for itself! A coal load works hard south of Castle Rock, pulling toward the top of the hill at Palmer Lake.
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This southbound coal load is slowing to a stop along the I-25 frontage road south of Castle Rock. A train ahead had a near miss with a car at a grade crossing had to put the train in emergency. As a result, this train will be sitting for awhile!
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For this shot, I slowed down the shutter a bit to capture the streaking snow (rather than freeze the individual flakes). BNSF 5614 is actually a manned helper based at Big Lift. The unit tied on to the train there and will remain on for the trip to Palmer Lake.
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In Louviers, yet another BNSF coal load makes its way south on Main One through the Colorado snow. An SD70ACe leads the way as the train just passed the detector at MP 21.3 and the train now approaches Airport Road.
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I think this has to be close to the definition of a Winter Wonderland! A warbonnet SD75M and an Oakway SD60 (which is technically no longer leased by the defunct Oakway) head up the power for a southbound manifest near Blakeland.
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You really can't ask for a consist much better than this in 2008! An Oakway (EMD-leased) SD60 sandwiched by a pair of ex-ATSF warbonnets. The leader, an SD75M, is in really good shape!
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