BNSF 2260 Larkspur 22 Mar 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...
Here's a meatier PPL from a decade and a month earlier with a pair of Swoosh'd Geeps leading the charge through Larkspur, CO. The brooms on the nose look a little out of place, but this train was running into a forecast that was calling for 10-20" of fresh snow.
BNSF 2260 Larkspur 22 Mar 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...
Here's a meatier PPL from a decade and a month earlier with a pair of Swoosh'd Geeps leading the charge through Larkspur, CO. The brooms on the nose look a little out of place, but this train was running into a forecast that was calling for 10-20" of fresh snow.