Nostalgia & History > Chinese Red, BSB leading BN train (1971)

This shot is from Dec. 1971 and was taken near Broomfield, CO. The BSB GP20 was not a a model I saw frequently in Denver. The lake behind is Lower Church Lake, train is heading north on the C&S and power was #3025, 2003 and 2052. All had gotten their BN#'s by then.

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Very nice view, and no goofy tree right in the way as there is now! === === = === JLH

Excellent photo - in a similar spirit as the photo's in my copy of Colorful Colorado Railroads of the 1960's book.

Cheers, Jim

Legendary location with a delightful BN lashup. Thanks for sharing this gem a Lower Church's Lake when it was wide open (no tree along the track).

Great photo Vince. BSB coordinates well with Chinese Red.
Tim Costello

This image belongs on a calendar somewhere!

Lance

All I can say is Fantastic!

My 2nd favorite railroad at my favorite time it its history.

John



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/18 11:28 by Korigaoka1811.

Great shot, Vince! For those not aware, this is the location of the head on between a northbound freight train and a south bound gravel train in August, 1985. The resulting fuel fire melted the girders of the US 36 highway bridge. Five railroaders died in the collision.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
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mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> Great shot, Vince! For those not aware, this is
> the location of the head on between a northbound
> freight train and a south bound gravel train in
> August, 1985. The resulting fuel fire melted the
> girders of the US 36 highway bridge. Five
> railroaders died in the collision.


I remember that day well ...

cozephyr Wrote:
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> Legendary location with a delightful BN lashup.
> Thanks for sharing this gem a Lower Church's Lake
> when it was wide open (no tree along the track).

Chip -- With that 4-axle power, I'm guessin' that this
train's gonna turn "right" at Burns (??) Jct. -- buzz
through Lafayette and approach Longmont thru the "back door"?

Yet another great shot, Vince!

Pat from Littleton, Colorado

Very nice.

KG

Are those beets in all those hoppers?

GN599 Wrote:
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> Are those beets in all those hoppers?


Yes