Photo By: Kevin Morgan

This coal load is sitting stopped at an Approach (yellow) signal at MP 50.5 on Main 1. The dispatcher has some northbound trains aligned through the single track and on to Main 2 ahead at Palmer Lake. Coal trains will often sit at this signal when they know they cannot proceed beyond Palmer Lake. The train is straddling "the sag", which allows the traction motors on the units to cool after the long and hard climb up from Denver.
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 12:00:50 PM
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Location Information
City or County and State
Douglas County, CO

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

Milepost or Control Point
North of Palmer Lake




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
ES44AC
Unit Number
BNSF 5803



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
400 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/8


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