Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado
Trip From 25/2/2017 to 11/3/2017
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A 2 week trip travelling from Phoenix to Denver covering the Sunset Route, Copper lines, BNSF transcon, Escalante Western, Raton and Trinchera Passes and the Joint Line.
 Union Pacific ES44AC #7363 is seen leading a westbound double stacks at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |  Union Pacific AC4400 #6501 is seen leading eastbound autoracks at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |  Union Pacific ES44AC #8192 is seen leading westbound autoracks at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |  CSX ES44AC #973 is seen on the rear of eastbound double stacks at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |
 Union Pacific AC4400 #6561 is seen leading a westbound double stacks at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe #8849 is seen leading an eastbound manifest climbing upgrade at Cienega Creek, Arizona - 25/02/2017 |  Union Pacific SD70ACe #8945 is seen leading a westbound manifest near Vail, Arizona - 26/02/2017 |  Union Pacific ES44AC #5810 is seen leading westbound double stacks near Vail, Arizona - 26/02/2017 |
 Arizona Eastern B40-8 #4007 is seen leaving Miami, Arizona heiadng upgrade to the copper mine - 27/02/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7116 is seen leaading a westbound Z trian away from Winslow, Arizona, 28/02/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4138 is seen leading westbound double stacks away from Winslow, Arizona - 28/02/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 # 8165 is seen arriving eastbound at Winslow while C44-9W #5457 is seen leading a westbound Q train away from Winslow - 28/02/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #7949 is seen leading a eastbound double stack at Defiance, New Mexico on the Gallup Subdivision - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #5038 is seen leading an eastbound manifest at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7953 is seen leading a westbounds double stack train at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7117 is seen leading an eastbound double stack at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |
 BNSF C44-9W #5183 is seen leading a westbound Z train at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  Amtrak 2 and 12 are seen leading the eastbound Southwest Chief train #4 at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF ET44C4 #3792 is seen leading an eastbound double stack train at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4052 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain train at Defiance, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |
 BNSF C44-9W #4052 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain train at Allentown, Arizona - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #6027 is seenleading a westbound double stack at Lupton, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4492 is seenleading westbound autoracks at Lupton, New Mexico - 01/03/2017 |  Western Fuels Association SD40s 602, 601 and 603 are seen leading the northbound coal empties from Prewitt to El Segundo Mine north approaching Lee Ranch Junction, New Mexico - 02/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #6819 is seen leading a westbound manigest climbing the Continental Divide grade between Prewitt and Thoreau, New Mexico - 2/03/2017 |  BNSF ET44C4 #3973 is seen leading a westbound Z train up the Continental Divide between Prewitt and Thoreau, New Mexico - 2/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4649 is seen leading a westbound stack train between Prewitt and Thoreau, New Mexico - 2/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #5368 is seen leading a westbound stack train between Prewitt and Thoreau, New Mexico climbing to the Continental Divide summit - 2/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44AC #5934 is seen leading a westbound Z train near Thoreau, New Mexico climbing up the Continental Divide summit - 2/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #6044 is seen leading an eastbound loaded coal up the Continental Divide grade at Coolidge, New Mexico with 2 DPUs just visible on the rear - 02/03/2017 |  Western Fuels Association SD40s 602, 601 and 603 are seen leading a southbound loaded coal from to El Segundo Mine to Prewitt approaching Lee Ranch Junction, New Mexico - 03/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #6756 is seen leading a westbound Q train at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #8261 is seen leading an eastbound manifest climbing to the top of the Abo grade at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #8166 is seen leading an eastbound Z train climbing to the top of the Abo grade near Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF SD70ACe #9020 and CREX ES44AC #1209 are seen leading a westbound loaded coal train at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF SD70MAC #9837 and ES44AC 6261 are seen on the rear of a westbound loaded coal train at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |
 BNSF ET44C4 #3961 is seen leading an eastbound Z train climbing to the top of the Abo grade at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44DC #7603 is seen leading a westbound manifest at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4132 is seen working a short Q or Z train west bound for El Paso at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #6645 is seen leading a westbound Z train at Mountainair, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44AC #6148 is seen leading an eastbound Z train climbing out of Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4099 is seen leading an eastbound double stack climbing out of Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF SD70ACe #8461 is sseen leading an eastbound Q train up the wrong track out climbing out of Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7018 is seen leading an eastbound strack train climbing out of Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #8399 is seen leading westbound autoracks downgrade into Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #5266 and UP ES44AC 5330 are seen leading a westbound rail train downgrade into Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44DC #7426 is seen leading a westbound Z train downgrade into Abo Canyon at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |  KCS ES44AC #4652 is seen on the rear of a tank train at Scholle, New Mexico - 04/03/2017 |
 BNSF SD70ACe #9177 is seen leading a westbound Z train at Mountainair, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #4244 is seen leading an eastbound stack climbing to the top of the Abo grade at Mountainair, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #4622 is leading an eastbound Z train climbing to the top of the Abo grade at Mountainair, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #8105 is seen leading an eastbound Q train climbing the Abo grade below Mountainair, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #4270 is seen leading an eastbound Z train climbing the Abo grade below Mountainair, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7139 is seen leading an eastbound Q train at Encino, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #7941 is seen on the rear of an eastbound stack at Encino, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #8273 is seen leading a westbound stack trian at Vaughn, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #4242 is seen leading a westbound Q train at Vaughn, New Mexico - 05/03/2017 |  Amtrak P42s 196 and 23 are seen leading the westbound Southwest Chief train #3 climbing the 3.5% (1in28) grade of the Colorado side of Ratton Pass - 06/03/2017 |  Amtrak P42s 196 and 23 are seen leading the westbound Southwest Chief train #3 into Ratton, New Mexico - 06/03/2017 |  BNSF 4S44C4 #4250 is seen leading a northbound manifest at Folsom, New Mexico - 06/03/2017 |
 BNSF C44-9W #4250 is seen leading a northbound manifest between Barela and Beshoar, Colorado - 06/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #5952 is seen leading a northbound coal empty between Barela and Beshoar, Colorado - 06/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #5952 is seen leading a northbound coal empty south of Beshoar, Colorado - 06/03/2017 |  BNSF SD70ACe #9033 is seen leading a northbound coal empty round Trinchera Loop, Colorado - 07/03/2017 |
 BNSF SD70ACe #9033 is seen leading a northbound coal empty between Barela and Beshoar, Colorado - 07/03/2017 |  BNSF SD70ACe #8766 is seen leading a very overpowered northbound train of a few gondolas south of Beshoar, Colorado - 07/03/2017 |  BNSF C44-9W #5006 is seen laeding a northbound manifest south of Beshoar, Colorado - 07/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #4290 is seen leading a northbound passenger special south of Beshoar, Colorado - 07/03/2017 |
 BNSF AC4400 #5642 is seen leading a northbound coal empty north of Ludlow, Colorado - 08/03/2017 |  BNSF AC4400 #5642 is seen leading a northbound coal empty at Walsenburg, Colorado - 08/03/2017 |  Union Pacific ES44AC #7933 is seen leading a northbound emptry coal from Colorado Springs to Energy mine north at Palmer Lake - 08/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44C4 #6812 is seen leading the southbound M-LAUPUE (Laurel, Montana-Pueblo, Colorado) nearing the summit at Palmer Lake after waiting for the traction motors to cool down for an hour - 09/03/2017 |
 BNSF ES44C4 #6794 is seen leading a southbound manifest crawling to the summit at Palmer Lake - 09/03/2017 |  Citirail ES44AC #1407 is seen leading a southbound gondola train approaching the summit Palmer Lake - 09/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #6310 is seen leading Z-ALTPTL (Alliance, Texas-Portland, Oregon) north at Palmer Lake - 09/03/2017 |  BNSF GP39-3 #2587 and GP39M #2587 are seen leading the twice weekly Pikes Peak Local south at Palmer Lake - 09/03/2017 |
 BNSF GP39-3 #2587 and GP39M #2587 are seen leading the twice weekly Pikes Peak Local south at Baptist Road - 09/03/2017 |  BNSF ES44AC #5954 and SD70MAC #9681 is seen leading a loaded coal train south climbing the Palmer Divide south of Castle Rock - 09/03/2017 |  BNSF GP39-3 #2548 and 2538 are seen leading the 'Hudson Turn' east along the Brush Sub near Barr Lake, Colorado - 10/03/2017 |  Union Pacific SD40-2 #1746 is seen with a collectionof other EMDs stabled at LaSalle, Colorado - 10/03/2017 |
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