Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Two SD70MACs server as the tail-end DPU on this southbound BNSF coal load. Perhaps the most famous of Colorado's numerous 14,000-foot mountain peaks, Pikes Peak stands in the distance. The highway to the left is I-25.
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Posted By Douglas De Berg On Sunday, August 16, 2009 At 11:28:20 AM (PT)

This shot of the southbound coal train is interesting as the train appears to be headed to a geographic barrier that looks hard to penetrate.  
 
I own land to the east of I-25 opposite between Greenland and Spruce and hope to be building out there in the next year or two depending on the economy.  
 
When I'm out there I patrol the joint line trying new angles for shots, while I've done this shot a number of times you have captured the feel for the trip ahead for this loaded train.

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Location Information
City or County and State
Castle Rock, CO

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

Milepost or Control Point
MP 35




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
SD70MAC
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 9661

Paint Scheme
Symbol
CATAMJ-10
Train Type
Coal


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 40D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
135 mm
Shutter
1/250 seconds
Aperture
f/13