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Viewing Album:  September 2008
 
By:amtrakswchief 4
Dates:9/14/2008 - 9/30/2008
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Warbonnet
Title:  Warbonnet
Description:  BNSF's Colorado Springs local power sits quietly downtown Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  9/6/2008  Upload Date: 9/6/2008 10:59:10 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 519(B40-8W)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
The Locals
Title:  The Locals
Description:  Power for both the UP and BNSF sit idling downtown Colorado Springs. This is the first time I have seen the BNSF power here, it normally sits further south in the yard.
Photo Date:  9/6/2008  Upload Date: 9/6/2008 10:59:52 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 519(B40-8W) UP 1490(GP40M-2)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
M PUEDEN7 07
Title:  M PUEDEN7 07
Description:  The daily Pueblo to Denver train heads north towards the Academy Siding.
Photo Date:  9/7/2008  Upload Date: 9/7/2008 10:55:53 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4445(C44-9W) BNSF 7008(SD40-2) BNSF 5876(ES44AC) BNSF 4013(C44-9W) BNSF 8935(SD70MAC) BNSF 9816(SD70MAC) BNSF 5959(ES44AC)
Views:  1019   Comments: 3
M DENPUE2 07
Title:  M DENPUE2 07
Description:  I know its not the greatest shot, but still kinda cool, gotta work on figureing out the right F-STOP to use for this type of photo.
Photo Date:  9/7/2008  Upload Date: 9/7/2008 10:56:08 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8171(SD60M) BNSF 8129(SD60M)
Views:  467   Comments: 1
Jukes Tree
Title:  Jukes Tree
Description:  This is WAY better than diesel
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:09:36 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  848   Comments: 3
Ex-Rio Grande
Title:  Ex-Rio Grande
Description:  Still Amazed by this stuff.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:11:24 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
Movie Memorbila
Title:  Movie Memorbila
Description:  This fake water tower was used in an Indiana Jones movie
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:19:30 PM
Location:  Lobato, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
Chuggin' Upgrade
Title:  Chuggin' Upgrade
Description:  This ex-Rio Grande K-36 works hard to pull this train up Cumbres Pass
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:20:22 PM
Location:  Lobato, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
K-36 number 487
Title:  K-36 number 487
Description:  Still working upgrade
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:21:09 PM
Location:  Lobato, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Water Tower
Title:  Water Tower
Description:  Sometimes the train works so hard to get up the hill they have to stop here for water, not today though.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:22:24 PM
Location:  Lobato, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  334   Comments: 1
Original
Title:  Original
Description:  On the walk to get this shot, my buddy stepped in a cow pie...I laughed....
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:23:30 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
Top-o-the-hill
Title:  Top-o-the-hill
Description:  Finally worked its way to the top of the hill, time to blow off some steam and take on water.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:24:30 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
ME
Title:  ME
Description:  Yours truly
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:26:00 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
Taking on Water
Title:  Taking on Water
Description:  The fireman fills up the tender for the next segment of the trip.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:27:09 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Relieving Pressure
Title:  Relieving Pressure
Description:  Heading down the pass
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:28:54 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
The Dark Side
Title:  The Dark Side
Description:  Not enough pictures from the day of this side of the locomotive.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:30:31 PM
Location:  Cumbres Pass, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
Beautiful Sunday Morning
Title:  Beautiful Sunday Morning
Description:  The train continues to head downgrade.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:32:09 PM
Location:  Cumbres, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
Trestle
Title:  Trestle
Description:  I wanted to zoom in on the train, but then I wouldn't have been able to get the sky in the shot. Notice the tracks in the foreground.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:33:28 PM
Location:  Cumbres, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CTS 487(2-8-2)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
Freight Train
Title:  Freight Train
Description:  The freight train came down from Alamosa and was sitting here.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:34:40 PM
Location:  Antonito, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 459(F40PH)
Views:  577   Comments: 1
Mont Vista Train
Title:  Mont Vista Train
Description:  This sunday afternoon passenger train is en route to Mont Vista
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:36:19 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 8577(B39-8E)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
Dual Gauge
Title:  Dual Gauge
Description:  You can see the third rail that used to extend the lenght of the track allowing standard and narrow gauge trains to traverse the same track.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:38:04 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  187   Comments: 0
the ACTION road
Title:  the ACTION road
Description:  Saw this awesome caboose in Walsenburg, CO
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 7:39:12 PM
Location:  Walsenburg, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  296   Comments: 0

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