Nostalgia & History > BN merger 'diamond in the rough' whereizit

looking for a record time correct answer ....

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Probably not but kinda looks like the crossing of the SP and the BN (former GN) highline near Alturas, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/15 06:04 by masterphots.

masterphots Wrote:
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> Probably not but kinda looks like the crossing of
> the SP and the BN (former GN) highline near
> Alturas, CA

probably not .... sorry, can't fudge based on friendship seniority, but whereizit responses are unlimited so you can try again

Colorado

WAF Wrote:
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> Colorado
well Stated! time to zoom in

Eastern Colorado. :-)

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> Eastern Colorado. :-)

The general answer is you are in the right area but need a little help on how you define east (which will certainly narrow the search area). For many of us 'eastern Colorado' is the eastern plains from the northern state line to the southern state line, some actually lump eastern Colorado into everything east of the Continental Divide!

Somewhere very close to Fort Collins...

I'd guess one of the diamonds for the Great Western or pre-merger UP branches, but somebody needs to fess up with some details. Mostly by the grass cover and the mountains in the background, doesn't look like the east-west merger routes.

Nice photo, thanks for posting.

BlackWidow Wrote:
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> Somewhere very close to Fort Collins...

no, not 'very close' to Ft. Collins

TCnR Wrote:
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> I'd guess one of the diamonds for the Great
> Western or pre-merger UP branches, but somebody
> needs to fess up with some details. Mostly by the
> grass cover and the mountains in the background,
> doesn't look like the east-west merger routes.
>
> Nice photo, thanks for posting.

well the train is BN, and the UP you mentioned is correct, maybe that will help, also not mountains, its a hill in background



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Near Sterling CO. 

SD452XR Wrote:
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> Near Sterling CO. 

to far east

My bad, should have said lack of mountains. That big rolling hill to the right does say Front Range Sub though.
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> > I'd guess one of the diamonds for the Great
> > Western or pre-merger UP branches, but somebody
> > needs to fess up with some details. Mostly by
> the
> > grass cover and the mountains in the
> background,
> > doesn't look like the east-west merger routes.
> >
> > Nice photo, thanks for posting.
>
> well the train is BN, and the UP you mentioned is
> correct, maybe that will help, also not mountains,
> its a hill in background

TCnR Wrote:
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> My bad, should have said lack of mountains. That
> big rolling hill to the right does say Front Range
> Sub though.
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Yup it does
 

I have no clue where the shot was taken but that lash-up knocks my socks off.
—Mac

Wild A$$ guess

BN detour on UP at Officer Jct. ?

 

Windsor, CO?

I was thinking Windsor too (having lived there) but "what the .... "   as far as this train there !!

I can't get my head around that one.

I was just noticing the rails on each line are rather light looking.

Boulder, CO at the UP crossing.

Zach Green

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