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Western Railroad Discussion > Colorado Pacific Walsenburg TurnDate: 10/28/24 16:39 Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Asheville_G Chased the Colorado Pacific job over La Veta pass on October 15th. Here are a few select images.
Photo #1: Eastbound Walsenburg turn decending La Veta Photo #2: EB, another angle same area. Photo #3: EB near La Veta, CO.    Date: 10/28/24 16:41 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Asheville_G Photo #4: Departing Walsenburg Yard Limits
Photo #5: Departing Walsenburg proper. Photo #6: Approaching Alamosa. Thanks for looking. Grady McKinley Asheville, NC    Date: 10/28/24 16:55 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: BoostedFridge Great series! Absolutely gorgeous lighting in that last image.
Date: 10/28/24 16:57 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: donner_dude1 Great shots! I haven't seen most of those locations before.
Date: 10/28/24 17:00 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: oyw Epic!
Posted from Android Date: 10/28/24 17:03 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: rrpreservation Wonderful shots!!!
Date: 10/28/24 17:06 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: stevelv Whoa! Great stuff and any time you get shortline operations with units in matching paint it's a bonus. Not much coverage of this operation so far and I must add kudos to your work with the bird.
Date: 10/28/24 17:13 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: SPgoletablock Yes, I would say the last one is the cream of the crop!
Date: 10/28/24 18:00 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: DRGWMark Thanks for getting some pictures of this railroad! It hasn't been photographed much since the days of the Rio Grande Scenic. By all accounts, the line seems to slowly but surely bouncing back after the previous owner went bankrupt.
Date: 10/28/24 19:02 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: PasadenaSub Beautiful locomotives and photos!
Rich Date: 10/28/24 19:35 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: 3rdswitch Outstanding!
JB Date: 10/28/24 20:27 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: callum_out Wow, truly excellent post, those drone shots are outstanding!
Out Date: 10/28/24 20:57 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Jbarton Thanks for sharing these great photos. Nicely done.
Jim Barton Date: 10/28/24 21:54 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: weather Stunning photographhy and a little visted Railroad that has been thrru tought times.
Date: 10/29/24 09:29 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Coalca Excellent shots!
Date: 10/29/24 09:31 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: DJ-12 Great stuff! What's the story with the logo on the nose?
Date: 10/29/24 09:42 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Railfan4Christ Great series of photos, thanks for sharing them with us.
Tom Date: 10/29/24 10:14 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Gonut1 Those blue units reall stand out in that terrain. Nice!
Go Date: 10/29/24 10:31 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: wesleygreer Awesome shots.
Date: 10/29/24 10:35 Re: Colorado Pacific Walsenburg Turn Author: Earlk The first shot shows the train coming down the hill through Natural Cut. The rock outcropping is a natural formation. The Rio Grande managed to stick the railroad through a gap in the rock here. On the uphill side there is evidence that the cut was widened a bit during construction in 1899. The downhill portion is as God created it.
It takes a bit of imagination, but below the train in pics 1 and 2 is the grade of the Bald Mountain RR, a 3' gauge coal hauling road that served a mine on the other side of the valley. While the D&RG steadilly climbed a 3% grade, the Bald Mountain stayed pretty much level below the Grande, to a point where they crossed the narrow canyon a mile or so uphill from where the first shot is taken. The third shot is at the location of a long gone siding called "Francisco", about a 1/2 mile before the 3% grade begins to level out. |