Western Railroad Discussion > Business as usual at Ludlow

In November 2020 I spent a few days out on the Needles Subdivision with my Dad and while I'm sure the Needles Sub has its 'slow' days it was a very busy stretch of railroad on November 25th. Included is a four image series taken within 20 minutes with the first westbound having a Norfolk Southern leader, which was a nice surprise. There is a new pole line that follows the south side of the tracks since my last visit to Ludlow several years ago but with enough elevation it is not an issue. 

1) NS 9732 and its westbound stack train sailing through Ludlow.

2) Looking west towards Lavic the NS 9732 continues west as BNSF 7546 and BNSF 3880 progress east.

3) BNSF 7504 west is coming off Ash Hill as BNSF 7546 rolls into town in the foreground

Last one...

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4) Lastly as BNSF 7546 east climbs Ash Hill in the distance BNSF 7504 slips through Ludlow with a manifest.

Thanks for looking,
Ryan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/20/21 10:12 by Midnight_Goat.

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Wow, looks like you had a great day out there.. Thanks for posting these nice shots.

Tom

Great shots at Ludlow from the hill.  You had a nice clear day too.

Excellent bunch from an excellent location.
JB

Great shots!

RC Lundgren
Elgin,, TX

Great shots.  Interesting to think that Ludlow used to be a 3 railroad town:
ATSF
Tonopah and Tidewater (1906-1940)
Ludlow Southern (1903-1931)

Z

Not to mention that for many years it was the site of the T&T main shops.

Out 

Great stuff, Ryan! Those campers at Ludlow are there every November. I appreciate their horn they brought and their "thank you railroaders" sign. 

Excellent series!

Very nice!  Makes me want to get back out there.

Andy

Great location and shots.

I wonder why the new pole line has been put in...

Very nice..!!

Fantastic shots!

Really NICE series!

Larry