BNSF 1700 Larkspur 11 Dec 14
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...
And here's the final image of the PPL in the archive to share with Flickr. In this scene, BNSF 1700 is parked on Main 1 with the rest of its train cut off so it can cut in a couple of hoppers on the spur track in Larkspur, CO. This is the one and only time I ever saw the PPL stop for work in Larkspur.
BNSF 1700 Larkspur 11 Dec 14
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...
And here's the final image of the PPL in the archive to share with Flickr. In this scene, BNSF 1700 is parked on Main 1 with the rest of its train cut off so it can cut in a couple of hoppers on the spur track in Larkspur, CO. This is the one and only time I ever saw the PPL stop for work in Larkspur.