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Date: 10/24/05 20:59
Rio Grande's Railblazer and Fall Sky Color.
Author: rcfarewell

All,

Rio Grande ran an ultra-hotshot TOFC train called the "Railblazer" for a number of years. During the fall of the year the eastbound run would drop down off the Front Range and into Denver close to dawn. So here's my interpretation of Fall Color for the 'Blazer, shot outside of Denver at milepost 12.6, just west of Leyden siding.

RC Farewell



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Date: 10/24/05 21:07
Re: Rio Grande's Railblazer and Fall Sky Color.
Author: PZRMN

Beautiful photo RC. Thanks for sharing.

PZ

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Date: 10/24/05 21:16
Re: Rio Grande's Railblazer and Fall Sky Color.
Author: the_expediter

What a great shot! That was one hot train! -Steve

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Date: 10/24/05 22:20
Re: Rio Grande's Railblazer and Fall Sky Color.
Author: jdmero

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jd

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Date: 10/27/05 11:48
It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: cozephyr

Way to go with The Action Road - delivering the trailers bright and early. Nice autumn rendition.

See ya next Thursday!

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Date: 10/03/13 11:24
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: RGDave

Rio Grande's legendary hotshot! Beautiful image at a familiar spot, but not a familiar angle at that time of day or year. Nicely done!

~RGDave

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Date: 10/03/19 23:58
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: coach

Roughly, what was the schedule and distance for this ultra hot train?

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Date: 10/03/23 00:39
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: dan

maybe overnight 570 miles

once advertised a trailers den slc 296$

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Date: 10/03/23 07:40
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: WAF

14 hours, leave each terminal at 6p and arrive by 8a

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Date: 10/03/24 00:38
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: coach

Was the service successful / in demand?  If so, why not offer it again, espeically in winter time?  Business and populations keep growing, and so do their daily needs...

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Date: 10/03/24 00:52
Re: It Pays to Rise Early - Sunrise Railblazer.
Author: dan

UP moved it to via laramie   , it can carry doublestacks some of which  are too tall for the Moffat route, and it has traffic from long beech and LA

the last days of the Prospector carried TOFC, which may have dropped cars off at G Jct too

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