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Lenny53

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Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« on: September 17, 2015, 05:29:45 AM »
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2015, 12:28:06 PM »
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Have been out of pocket for some time now (no modeling for the last 3 weeks) but some prototype photography has been possible at least.


BNSF locomotive shops in Topeka, KS.  Quite a busy place with a bunch of warbonnets there (stored for the most part it seemed).  Baggage car Mt. Baker in the background.
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Amtrak Westbound Southwest Chief on Raton Pass under classic ATSF signals.  This is the first time I've seen this grade in person it is amazingly steep to the eye.  I believe it has sections of 3%!
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2015, 01:03:43 PM »
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Does anything besides Amtrak run on Raton Pass now?
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2015, 01:55:30 PM »
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No, and therein lies the controversy with the Southwest Chief. Having sold the ABQ-Lamy line to the state for Road Runner commute service, BNSF wants out entirely between Lamy and Trinidad. The funny thing is if BNSF wants to run a maintenance train on the line, they require an Amtrak pilot!

IIRC BNSF runs a turn or something from Belen to Lamy to connect with the Santa Fe Southern, which had faded to nothing a couple of years ago but is now evidently developing some crude oil transport business in the area.
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2015, 03:08:47 PM »
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The original

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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2015, 03:12:54 PM »
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indeed!
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2015, 04:39:57 PM »
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Saw this chillin' on the sidewalk today.




about the size of a towmotor.
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2015, 08:57:01 PM »
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Auto Train! Wow, I love it.

I took this one out in Niland, California on Monday.

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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2015, 08:59:45 PM »
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Quote from: C855B on September 17, 2015, 01:55:30 PM
No, and therein lies the controversy with the Southwest Chief. Having sold the ABQ-Lamy line to the state for Road Runner commute service, BNSF wants out entirely between Lamy and Trinidad. The funny thing is if BNSF wants to run a maintenance train on the line, they require an Amtrak pilot!

IIRC BNSF runs a turn or something from Belen to Lamy to connect with the Santa Fe Southern, which had faded to nothing a couple of years ago but is now evidently developing some crude oil transport business in the area.

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Saw some Santa Fe Southern a couple weeks ago when I rode through on the Chief.
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Re: Thursday Proto Photo, Sep 17/15
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2015, 09:50:20 PM »
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Looks like stuff just sitting on the ground.  Need to get the lawnmower or some weed killer in there to find the rails...
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