Here at Fountain, south of Crews, the Santa Fe mainline once flew over the Rio Grande mainline via an artificial incline and a bridge. Rio Grande beat Santa Fe through the area, and as a result got the preferred grade and alignment between Denver and Pueblo. The tire tracks on the hill on the right used to carry the Santa Fe main up and over the Rio Grande tracks (behind the camera). That hasn't been the case in over 100 years. Now, a pair of DPUs bring up the rear of a southbound coal train on Main 1. Here at Fountain, technical ownership of Main 1 changes from Union Pacific to BNSF as trains continue south.
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