Western Railroad Discussion > Fall color, double dose on the KP

This time of the year when the majestic fall color change is happening it doesn’t take much to get me outta the house. Send me a routine heads-up and I’ll drop everything to go looking for fall colors! Even with the drier-than-normal conditions of late I’m finding some nice patches of color here & there.

So when I got a tip that a grain empty was heading across my hometown KP. I was out the door in minutes:

1. & 2. UP 6223 leads a westbound grain empty to & fro at the 56th St overpass just east of Ogden, KS.

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3. The 6223 again rolling thru the S curve on the east side of Ike (KS) siding.

4. One more time at the N Gypsum Valley Rd crossing west of Solomon, KS.

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At this point another phone text alerted me that a second grain empty was rolling along behind this one. So I doubled back and...

5. ...caught UP 6533 leading a train of KYLE-bound empty hoppers. Here is a shot coming over the BNSF crossing at West Abilene, KS.

6. Once more at New Cambria, KS.

7. UP 6533 has caught up with UP 6223 at Cozy on the east side of Salina, KS. Both trains will get inspected & fueled. The 6223 will head west while the 6533 will be replaced with KYLE power, and will double back east to Solomon to attain home rails on the ex-UP branch up to Beloit.
7 photos taken October 22, 2024.

Thanks for both heads-up texts!
Lance Garrels
santafe199

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Good leaf color and some decent UP units make for really nice fall scenes...

JG

Very nice Lance; thanks for sharing.

Great series!

Some sweet shots Lance! 

Joel Poland
Columbus, NE

Thanks gang! It's been a good last few days for the color change, despite the dry weather we've been having... :^)

Lance



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/24 00:12 by santafe199.

Nice pics!!