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BNSF 9769 Spruce 5 Dec 20

BNSF 9769 lugs a southbound coal train up the grade at Spruce, CO at the sight of one of the old main line crossovers.

 

This crossover was removed 102 years ago, but the abutments still remain.

 

As for the MACe, it was a long-time coming before I caught one on the point, and with only 20-something of these things on the current roster, if BNSF doesn't choose to continue to add more, I wonder if in 20 years or so people will only have a vague recollection of them ever existing...

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