Western Railroad Discussion > Stacks passing in Kingman Canyon

On the morning of June 20, 2014 not long after sunrise, the canyon was busy with both eastbound and westbound traffic.  At 0615 MST, we find 6542 East, Q-LACHOU1-19A and 8254 West, S-LPCLBL1-17A passing at the west end of Kingman Canyon.  Eastbound trains usually run on #2 track (in the foreground) which has a lesser grade climbing into Kingman than the north track (#1) which is normally for westbounds descending ultimately to the crossing of the Colorado River at Topock, AZ.

This is not a drone photo.  Merely some foot work and a tripod firmly situated at the edge of a mesa overlooking the scene.

great image.  i will check that spot out for a future video........

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Last time I was there several years ago, the road up center of pic. Had a fence across it, close to the buildings and main road...comments.?..Stevie

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SUPER shot, Super-C !!!

qman

Nice!

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Very nice, like the vantage point.

Ryan 

Super Shot...watch for snakes...Stevie

You can see the old National Trails road here, and then "improved" Route 66.  But looking at those mountains in the distance, it's hard to believe they chose to go over them, vs. the current route.

That's a truly great photo John, and potentially a lot of hiking to gain the perspective! With that elevation, it shows that whole area so much better than lower and closer photos. Did you have any access problems?
Dano

Nice shot!!