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Monday, July 22, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Chemical (MP 14.5)
Arvada, CO
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75 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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BNSF 704, sporting one of the most popular paint schemes in railroading (the Warbonnet Scheme) is the second unit on this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver. The Warbonnet does have an order battery cover behind the cab. This component is compatible with all like models, and is frequently changed out. Also of note, half the nose has just be straight up repainted in red. Regardless, the unit still looks mighty good, nearly 30 years after the BNSF merger.
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Sunday, July 21, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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East Portal (5,750 ft)
Gilpin County, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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It seems like there have been more C44-9Ws wearing the original Heritage scheme running around lately. These units earned the nickname "goat boats". The history there is in two parts. "Goat" comes from logo of the Great Northern railroad, from which much of the inspiration of the Heritage scheme was taken. "Boat" comes from the reference to 1st and 2nd generation GE units as "U-Boats", from their model IDs (U25B, U30C, etc).
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Monday, July 8, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Montana Rail Link, BNSF
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On January 1, 2024, the lease that created the MRL on October 31, 1987 was terminated early. In 2022, BNSF agreed to pay MRL $2 billion to terminate the lease early. The lease was originally created for 60 years, set to expire in 2047. With BNSF taking over the MRL, the MRL power (now owned by BNSF) left Montana to explore the BNSF system. MRL 4303 happened to be the rear DPU on BNSF's Provo-Denver this afternoon. BNSF will eventually repaint the units, and the classic blue and large "W" will fade into rail history.
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