BNSF 6920 Palmer Lake 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, the PPL is northbound through Palmer Lake, CO with a lone hopper.
I'm not a big fan of the smaller nose herald on some units in the H1 scheme, but beggars can't be choosers. Not sure why BNSF did that, but the bigger wheel looks much better.
The searchlight there, like the PPL itself, has been erased from existence...
BNSF 6920 Palmer Lake 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, the PPL is northbound through Palmer Lake, CO with a lone hopper.
I'm not a big fan of the smaller nose herald on some units in the H1 scheme, but beggars can't be choosers. Not sure why BNSF did that, but the bigger wheel looks much better.
The searchlight there, like the PPL itself, has been erased from existence...