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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train waits on the approach to Palmer Lake, CO as it travels southbound on the joint line to Colorado Springs, June 9, 2008.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train came through Castle Rock, CO on June 9, 2008 en route to Colorado Springs, CO for performances. What a surprise to see many of the performers in the vestibules, including this lady looking out.
As seen through a stock loading ramp 100 years old, a BNSF unit coal train is seen passing an equally old barn at Greenland, CO . Shot with at 12mm on Nikon 12-24mm f4 zoom (effective 18mm).
Derailment in progress towards the rear of the train. Although not spectacular in this view, the dust cloud in the rear of the image shows a derailment in progress, as this EL train went into emergency as I made this shot. We were following this train, and had taken shot's of it earlier, and...
BNSF 5805 and BNSF 6090 shove a loaded BNSF coal train south on the Pikes Peak Sub (Colorado's Joint line) at Greenland, CO with Pikes Peak looming in the distance.
UP 6065 pulls through the curves on the Twin Peaks Sub, near Barela, CO. This often overlooked BNSF line features many curves, including several horseshoe curves between Des Moines, NM and Trinidad, CO. Directional operations are present on this line, with northbounds on the Twin Peaks Sub...