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Date: 09/07/19 04:41
Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: santafe199

And you thought Kansas was flat as a pancake, dintcha?

1. 2. & 3. BNSF 6891 has scaled the treacherous Mount Navarre in Dickinson County, KS. It took a while ‘cause there were 100-some-odd loaded grain hoppers in tow. Oh yeah, there was also a pair of DP units tossing in some pumpkin power at the stern.
Photo date: September 5, 2019.

It’s all down hill from here?
Lance Garrels
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Date: 09/07/19 05:00
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: valmont

Gotta love mountain railroading!

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Date: 09/07/19 05:25
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: march_hare

Funny, I thought that was just the curvature of the earth, with a long telephoto. With a long enough lens, even the ocean can be a mountain scene...

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Date: 09/07/19 05:40
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: bmarti7

Glad he had his dynamic brakes working or the runaway could have doomed Lance.

BB

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Date: 09/07/19 07:36
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: Bob3985

Haha, "Mount". Good one Lance.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

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Date: 09/07/19 07:57
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: TonyJ

Don't forget all the tunnels and snowsheds.

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Date: 09/07/19 08:02
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: ntharalson

And Kansas doesn't have any trees either!  LOL.  

Good one, Lance, thanks for posting. 

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

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Date: 09/07/19 12:17
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: Ritzville

Like the last shot of the power tipping over the mountain!

Larry

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Date: 09/07/19 12:39
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: CajonRat

A quick check of the elevation map shows a whopping 57 feet of elevation gain/loss between
Hope KS and Navarre.  You might want to back off on the fermented beverages before calling
it "Mt Navarre";)

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Date: 09/07/19 17:54
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: overniteman

Nice concept and originality. 

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Date: 09/07/19 18:33
Re: Scaling Mt Navarre in Kansas
Author: UP951West

Another very sharp set from Lance. Thanks !  --Kelly

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