Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
SPSF!? A patched former Espee GP40-2 is currently assigned to Colorado Springs switcher duties while a northbound unit tank train - led by a warbonnet C44-9W - flies by on the main line.
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Posted By Steve Walden On Thursday, April 3, 2008 At 8:17:37 PM (PT)

Good picture, but what's truly amazing, Kevin, is that you captured the photo that effectively portays the last 20 years of western railroading. The BN and Santa Fe merger, and the Rio Grande (caboose) behind the Southern Pacific that merged with the Union Pacific (and how painful that transition has been).


Posted By DEWFPO On Thursday, April 3, 2008 At 1:20:15 PM (PT)

I can't believe how well the paint job on the Espee GP40-2has held up. I realize it was a repaint with the flying SP but it still looks good (except for all the UP stuff on it).

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Location Information
City or County and State
Colorado Springs, CO

Subdivision
Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Colorado Springs




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, BNSF
Model
GP40-2
Primary Unit Number
UP 1460

Paint Scheme
Symbol
Train Type
Manifest

Primary Unit Past Number(s)
ex-SSW 7965



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 20D
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
50 mm
Shutter
1/250 seconds
Aperture
f/8