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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This southbound train, being led by three C44-9CWs in Heritage-II paint, is about to leave I-25 behind and move through the town of Larkspur on the way to Palmer Lake.
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A southbound unit grain train runs parallel to I-25 as it passes through Castle Rock on the Joint Line.
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Although this train could easily be mistaken for a southbound heading toward the camera, these "pumkins" are actually the helpers on the end of a northbound coal empty approaching Greenland.
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This BNSF southbound coal load is wrapping around the south side of Palmer Lake. Prior to the advent of DPU, the train would soon be stopping to cutoff its manned helper from the end of the train.
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A few miles north of Palmer Lake, the Santa Fe mainline once crossed over the Rio Grande mainline prior to the existance of the Joint Line. Here, this southbound coal load is descending from the level of the old Santa Fe main to the level of the old Rio Grande main.
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Running through the major development that Lower Downtown Denver (known as LoDo) is undergoing, this southbound BNSF manifest is starting the 119 mile journey on the Joint Line to Pueblo.
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