Nostalgia & History > Another Rice Yard scene: C&S red and AT&SF freight F's

Rice Yard (Denver) was a potpourri of power with easy access and a variety of clear shot opportunities back in the late 60's and early 70's, bolstered by beet harvest season foreign power like MKT F's.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/17 07:29 by valmont.

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Where was Rice Yard? In my area, it is CSX's facility at Waycross, GA.
Thanks!
Andy

Very cool photo. Is that guy on the CB&Q diesel filling the sander reservoirs?

Cheers, Jim FItch

twropr Wrote:
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> Where was Rice Yard? In my area, it is CSX's
> facility at Waycross, GA.
> Thanks!
> Andy

denver, where elitches amusment park is now, was the C&S yard and Santa fe was a tennant

dan Wrote:
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> twropr Wrote:
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> > Where was Rice Yard? In my area, it is CSX's
> > facility at Waycross, GA.
> > Thanks!
> > Andy
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> denver, where elitches amusment park is now, was
> the C&S yard and Santa fe was a tennant

thanks, I added 'Denver' in my original post

SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> Very cool photo. Is that guy on the CB&Q diesel
> filling the sander reservoirs?
>
> Cheers, Jim FItch

Yes he is filling the forward sand box.

Very interesting photo; not to mention the CB&Q SD peeking out from behind the F Units.
ALLEN

Gotta say, if Mr. Peabody could really set his "Wayback Machine", I would definitely go to Denver in the late 50's. ATSF, DRGW, CB&Q all in one place! Even some UP I guess. I doubt I got any better than that. Valmont, I really enjoy all the photos you post!

The loco is C&S 879 an SD-40

hotrail Wrote:
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> Gotta say, if Mr. Peabody could really set his
> "Wayback Machine", I would definitely go to Denver
> in the late 50's. ATSF, DRGW, CB&Q all in one
> place! Even some UP I guess. I doubt I got any
> better than that. Valmont, I really enjoy all the
> photos you post!

Union Pacific had (has) a large presence in Denver, akshully.

Add-in CRI&P and the MoPac to that list, as well!

FWIW, When scanning thru the "Nostalgia & History" forums, I
ALWAYZ check-out Valmonts' stuff right-off.

Consistently good and interesting 'eye-candy'; particularly
for a 60-year resident of Colorado's Front range.

Yup, the SD40 is in fact a Colorado & Southern unit; Rice Yard was
right across I-25 (still called the "Valley Highway" back then)
from Bear/Mile High Stadium.

(Um....No Denver Bronco jokes, puh-leez -- yeah, they're awful this year.)

Pat from Littleton, Colorado

Nice shot!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX