BNSF 9909 leads a heavy coal load south at Larkspur. On this turbulent Saturday, the weather here would soon go from sunny to rain and thunder!
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Grinding along at 14 MPH, this southbound coal load is dragging up the hill in run eight.
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This southbound coal load, led by BNSF 9909, is about to pass underneath Titan Road, not too far south of Littleton on the Joint Line.
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The northbound MPUNY is moving northbound on main two on a beautiful fall day.
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The Colorado Springs switcher on this day was a Rio Grande GP40-2. Coupled behind the unit is a Rio Grande caboose #01513. The caboose was, unfortunately, so badly covered in graffiti that I did not include a picture of it.
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A lot of the bushes have lost their leaves at this point as a unit tank train moves south along Palmer Lake. The train is powered by three C44-9CWs in Heritage-II paint, and a single Oakway SD60.
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A rare GP40X (and the first one I have ever seen) was the fourth unit on a northbound manifest.
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A northbound coal empty is approaching Palmer Lake and will soon diverge from the single track main to main two for the trip to Denver.
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A southbound coal train is passing through Castle Rock on the northbound main (main two).
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On rare occassions, a southbound train will be sent south on main two, the northbound track. This southbound is about to pass underneath Meadows Parkway in Castle Rock.
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After crossing over to main two at Sedalia, the south local is returning to North Yard. It is currently crossing over County Line Road in Littleton, approaching the end of the track controlled by track warrant. Another two miles up the tracks and the local will be within the triple track mainline controlled by CTC.
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The South Local is backing down main one out of Sedalia to cross over to main two and return back to North Yard in Denver. On this day, DRGW 3109 is the second unit on the local in between UP 1900 and UP 1901, formerly DRGW 3154 and DRGW 3155, respectively.
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With the tower at the amusement park Six Flags Over Elitch Gardens in the background, this southbound coal load is moving south at milepost 2.5 on the Joint Line.
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With the town of Palmer Lake in the background, this southbound is curving along the south shore of Palmer Lake, now on the single track mainline that will take it through Colorado Springs.
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Perhaps the most well-documented bridges on the Joint Line is this bridge on main one, located just south of the town of Larkspur. The Santa Fe heritage is still evident on the bridge.
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