Spirit of the Santa Fe
Cimarron Valley Railroad's (CVR) train to Dodge City steps out at Satanta, KS in the charge of ex-CSX C40-8s #4052 and #4053. CVR 4052 was repainted into this excellent facsimile of Santa Fe's yellow pinstripe scheme by the railroad itself. CVR 4053 was repainted by MEI at its facilities in East St. Louis, IL.
The train will make a blistering 15mph or so after a somewhat late morning departure, for a leisurely chase with no hope of nose lighting. It also means I only get about 6 miles and two towns' worth of shots before the family is basically done with this little adventure. Still, it was worth the negotiating to get this at all; our last trip down here in July netted these units at rest. Looks like a stab at a Tuesday westbound from Dodge City is in the cards for a future family trip.
By the way, only GP30 #20 was still at Satanta. The rest appear to have vanished completely, replaced by the former CSX GEs. Allegedly, the GP26s are still on the property somewhere.
Spirit of the Santa Fe
Cimarron Valley Railroad's (CVR) train to Dodge City steps out at Satanta, KS in the charge of ex-CSX C40-8s #4052 and #4053. CVR 4052 was repainted into this excellent facsimile of Santa Fe's yellow pinstripe scheme by the railroad itself. CVR 4053 was repainted by MEI at its facilities in East St. Louis, IL.
The train will make a blistering 15mph or so after a somewhat late morning departure, for a leisurely chase with no hope of nose lighting. It also means I only get about 6 miles and two towns' worth of shots before the family is basically done with this little adventure. Still, it was worth the negotiating to get this at all; our last trip down here in July netted these units at rest. Looks like a stab at a Tuesday westbound from Dodge City is in the cards for a future family trip.
By the way, only GP30 #20 was still at Satanta. The rest appear to have vanished completely, replaced by the former CSX GEs. Allegedly, the GP26s are still on the property somewhere.