BNSF 6920 Monument 22 Jun 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, almost a decade earlier, BNSF 6920 leads a Geep and a single hopper north into Monument, CO. However, this train would pick up 30 cars at Big Lift farther on up the line.
Much like the PPL itself, the "6920" would disappear and would be replaced by "1844" on this 1973-built SD40-2. The most recent photo I could find of BNSF 1844 was from 2018 and it was still sporting its H1 paint with those odd red panels...
BNSF 6920 Monument 22 Jun 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, almost a decade earlier, BNSF 6920 leads a Geep and a single hopper north into Monument, CO. However, this train would pick up 30 cars at Big Lift farther on up the line.
Much like the PPL itself, the "6920" would disappear and would be replaced by "1844" on this 1973-built SD40-2. The most recent photo I could find of BNSF 1844 was from 2018 and it was still sporting its H1 paint with those odd red panels...