BNSF 3005 Palmer Lake 15 Feb 10
On April 17th, 2020, with the arrival of the Pikes Peak Local back to its home in Denver, the PPL ceased to exist. The decades-long mainstay and railfan-favorite on the Joint Line, which ran south from Denver to Colorado Springs on Mondays and Thursdays and north to Denver on Tuesdays and Fridays and which was the only way to catch standard cab units running the line, would be replaced by a Local that now runs out of Pueblo to Colorado Springs. So, to honor the passing of the subdivision's namesake train, I will be uploading photos of the PPL that haven't previously been shared on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/albums/721576719252...
On this day more than a decade prior, BNSF 3005 and BNSF 6892 are stopped at the signals in Palmer Lake, CO waiting for northbound traffic to clear.
I wish the Bluebonnet had been leading, but catching any standard cab goodness was welcome on the Joint Line. Sadly, I have not had much luck catching Bluebonnet leaders in my time, which is too bad because I really enjoy that paint scheme. This would be the rare highlight for me:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/8573725720/
The H1 paint on the 3005 looks quite good, but like the PPL itself, that H2 paint is no more and the 3005 now sports the H3 scheme...
BNSF 3005 Palmer Lake 15 Feb 10
On April 17th, 2020, with the arrival of the Pikes Peak Local back to its home in Denver, the PPL ceased to exist. The decades-long mainstay and railfan-favorite on the Joint Line, which ran south from Denver to Colorado Springs on Mondays and Thursdays and north to Denver on Tuesdays and Fridays and which was the only way to catch standard cab units running the line, would be replaced by a Local that now runs out of Pueblo to Colorado Springs. So, to honor the passing of the subdivision's namesake train, I will be uploading photos of the PPL that haven't previously been shared on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/albums/721576719252...
On this day more than a decade prior, BNSF 3005 and BNSF 6892 are stopped at the signals in Palmer Lake, CO waiting for northbound traffic to clear.
I wish the Bluebonnet had been leading, but catching any standard cab goodness was welcome on the Joint Line. Sadly, I have not had much luck catching Bluebonnet leaders in my time, which is too bad because I really enjoy that paint scheme. This would be the rare highlight for me:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/8573725720/
The H1 paint on the 3005 looks quite good, but like the PPL itself, that H2 paint is no more and the 3005 now sports the H3 scheme...