MinnKota Railfan
Good's Curve - West Glacier, Montana
Some will say this angle is outdated and over shot. nearly every railfan who has traversed the Marias Pass has shot this iconic curve. Three trips out to the Hi Line and I finally got the chance to do so myself. Good's Curve has been known by the railfan community for a long time, as one of the more scenic lookouts along this unique stretch of railroad. The curve is aptly named as a memoriam to life long Forest Service employee Ken Good. Ken was a Radio Technican who was killed in the early 2000s along with two others in a plane crash in western Montana. In his tenure at the Forest Service, Ken, who shared our passion for railroads was known for his efforts in clearing out trees and vegetation along the Marias Pass to allow railfans to photograph the line. He was also well known for restoring Great Northern 181, a locomotive which is on display today across from the Amtrak depot in Whitefish (his hometown). To this day, the forest service continues to pay tribute to an amazing man who died too young by continuing to clear Good's Curve for railfans to shoot.
A westbound BNSF manifest rushes along a saturated Middle Fork Flathead River as it approaches West Glacier. I think Ken would be happy to know his efforts and his passions continue to live on on a modern day Marias Pass
Good's Curve - West Glacier, Montana
Some will say this angle is outdated and over shot. nearly every railfan who has traversed the Marias Pass has shot this iconic curve. Three trips out to the Hi Line and I finally got the chance to do so myself. Good's Curve has been known by the railfan community for a long time, as one of the more scenic lookouts along this unique stretch of railroad. The curve is aptly named as a memoriam to life long Forest Service employee Ken Good. Ken was a Radio Technican who was killed in the early 2000s along with two others in a plane crash in western Montana. In his tenure at the Forest Service, Ken, who shared our passion for railroads was known for his efforts in clearing out trees and vegetation along the Marias Pass to allow railfans to photograph the line. He was also well known for restoring Great Northern 181, a locomotive which is on display today across from the Amtrak depot in Whitefish (his hometown). To this day, the forest service continues to pay tribute to an amazing man who died too young by continuing to clear Good's Curve for railfans to shoot.
A westbound BNSF manifest rushes along a saturated Middle Fork Flathead River as it approaches West Glacier. I think Ken would be happy to know his efforts and his passions continue to live on on a modern day Marias Pass