BNSF 1933 Castle Rock 1 Mar 18
BNSF 1933 brings the Pikes Peak Local around the curve in front of the iconic namesake rock in Castle Rock, CO.
Despite being just a few miles down the line from my previous photo, this shot was taken an hour later. Sometimes the PPL does work in Castle Rock, but that didn't appear to be the case on this particular day. Speculation is the crew stopped to grab some McDonald's before continuing on to Colorado Springs (and who can blame them...the Grand Big Mac is back for a limited time!). This delay also allowed them to build some spacing from the coal train they were following out of Sedalia which afforded them the opportunity to crank it up to track speed for a while...
BNSF 1933 Castle Rock 1 Mar 18
BNSF 1933 brings the Pikes Peak Local around the curve in front of the iconic namesake rock in Castle Rock, CO.
Despite being just a few miles down the line from my previous photo, this shot was taken an hour later. Sometimes the PPL does work in Castle Rock, but that didn't appear to be the case on this particular day. Speculation is the crew stopped to grab some McDonald's before continuing on to Colorado Springs (and who can blame them...the Grand Big Mac is back for a limited time!). This delay also allowed them to build some spacing from the coal train they were following out of Sedalia which afforded them the opportunity to crank it up to track speed for a while...