I’m back from my trip to Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska for railfanning via Amtrak and a rental car. I have a few hundred photos to go through which will provide plenty of material for posts to come, but here’s a quick recap of the first thoughts that come to mind as I look at each day of my trip. These thoughts will be expanded over the next few weeks, with photos as well.
- Saturday the 16th: Coast Starlight. Late as usual, but not too late. Worst sleeper attendant service I’ve ever seen… in fact, the first time I have not tipped my attendant at all.
- Sunday the 17th: California Zephyr. Same menu as the Coast Starlight. Eastern Nevada == boring as hell.
- Monday the 18th: California Zephyr. Made it to within 20 miles of Denver before sitting there for over 2 hours due to UP track work, making me late enough to miss my $8 bus and requiring a $50 taxi instead.
- Tuesday the 19th: Initial impression of the Powder River Basin is that I got to the tracks in time to miss an empty going by. Never mind, I looked to the left and here comes a load!
- Wednesday the 20th: More Powder River Basin. Starting to get tired of coal trains. How come they don’t let the new SD70ACes lead trains very often?
- Thursday the 21st: Off to the Ponderosa Ranch at Crawford Hill. More coal trains. Lots of hiking for a fat guy like me. Lost a few pounds but shot over 100 frames.
- Friday the 22nd: Afternoon on the Moffat Line… and it’s snowing!
- Saturday the 23rd: More Moffat, more snow, more trains and a flight back home.
Aw what the heck, I guess I’ll include at least one photo with this post. Here, a coal load with a pair of dirty Grinstein SD70MACs rounds the horseshoe curve on the Ponderosa Ranch as it climbs Crawford Hill.
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