BNSF 1665 Palmer Lake North 18 Jul 19
BNSF 1665 is waiting signal indication to proceed south over the Palmer Divide and onto the single-track main portion of the Joint Line on the north side of Palmer Lake, CO.
The was a beefier-than-normal Pikes Peak Local which was a nice surprise. The dual air conditioning units were much-needed on this particular day as temps in the Pikes Peak Region hovered in the mid-to-upper 90s. I caught the BNSF 1665 a couple of times in my railfanning life, once when it ran as BNSF 8014 14 years ago in North Dakota and two years ago when it was still in its fading H1 paint:
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Confessional: As it was stopped at the time, I had to turn the ditch lights on in Post. Interestingly, by the time I got back to my car, the ditch lights were on and the PPL would be rolling a few minutes later. I could have gone back to re-shoot with the lights on...but it was just too hot, especially knowing they could be turned on in my air conditioned living room hours later!
BNSF 1665 Palmer Lake North 18 Jul 19
BNSF 1665 is waiting signal indication to proceed south over the Palmer Divide and onto the single-track main portion of the Joint Line on the north side of Palmer Lake, CO.
The was a beefier-than-normal Pikes Peak Local which was a nice surprise. The dual air conditioning units were much-needed on this particular day as temps in the Pikes Peak Region hovered in the mid-to-upper 90s. I caught the BNSF 1665 a couple of times in my railfanning life, once when it ran as BNSF 8014 14 years ago in North Dakota and two years ago when it was still in its fading H1 paint:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/34507288454/
Confessional: As it was stopped at the time, I had to turn the ditch lights on in Post. Interestingly, by the time I got back to my car, the ditch lights were on and the PPL would be rolling a few minutes later. I could have gone back to re-shoot with the lights on...but it was just too hot, especially knowing they could be turned on in my air conditioned living room hours later!