BNSF 1444 Larkspur 5 Sep 16
BNSF 1444 leads the southbound Pikes Peak Local down Main 1 through Larkspur, CO on a gorgeous Labor Day.
This is the exact same spot as my previous upload of this train only captured here with a different camera body and lens.
This one felt good. It had been more than 8 years since I last shot an ex-BN SD60M on the point, and, though not from lack of trying, circumstances just never lent themselves for a reunion. This is my favorite engine and paint scheme in the widecab era of railroading, and I was fortunate enough to be in place in the mid-2000s to catch these things powering northern plains coal across eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. For being 25 years old, the paint has held up quite well despite BNSF's best efforts to mangle the looks with their shoddy patch jobs...
BNSF 1444 Larkspur 5 Sep 16
BNSF 1444 leads the southbound Pikes Peak Local down Main 1 through Larkspur, CO on a gorgeous Labor Day.
This is the exact same spot as my previous upload of this train only captured here with a different camera body and lens.
This one felt good. It had been more than 8 years since I last shot an ex-BN SD60M on the point, and, though not from lack of trying, circumstances just never lent themselves for a reunion. This is my favorite engine and paint scheme in the widecab era of railroading, and I was fortunate enough to be in place in the mid-2000s to catch these things powering northern plains coal across eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. For being 25 years old, the paint has held up quite well despite BNSF's best efforts to mangle the looks with their shoddy patch jobs...