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Date: 11/28/25 07:02
Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: valmont

RI 208/4791/4794/191 Tr73   2 1/2 mi e Strasburg CO 3/16/75
Bruce Black photo

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Date: 11/28/25 07:27
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: 3rdswitch

That is one super elevated curve. Nice catch.
JB

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Date: 11/28/25 12:51
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: GN599

Beautiful! The U boats don’t look too shabby compared to how many of them started looking toward the end.

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Date: 11/28/25 15:32
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: OmahaTom

Beautiful. I can actually hear this image really well!

Tom Loftus
Omaha, NE

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Date: 11/28/25 15:54
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: coach

 Amazing photo--love any ROCK ISLAND photos from Colorado.  I wonder how fast the train was going here??

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Date: 11/28/25 19:12
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: callen77

coach Wrote:
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>  Amazing photo--love any ROCK ISLAND photos from
> Colorado.  I wonder how fast the train was going
> here??

It's on the UP between Limon and Denver, so I'd assume there's a healthy rate of speed compared to what was possible on home rails.

Good RI shot, for sue.

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Date: 11/29/25 10:31
Re: Rock rolling on 'flat' eastern Colorado
Author: dan

after Amtrak the KP was allowed to deteriorate , 1974 or so UP pulled thru freight



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/25 10:33 by dan.

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