Kingman Canyon, and one of a number of bridges on the line that reveal
that this line was Santa Fe country until the BNSF merger of the late
90s. That seems like a long time ago now...
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This was actually an impressive 'light' power move, here back-dropped
by the canyon cliffs
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Near Supai summit, BNSF 7546 heads east as a westbound trailer train recedes into the distance.
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Seligman rollercoaster. Bad boy being on the wrong side of the sun,
but I almost got away with it due to the hazy sky
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Powerlines head off into the future north of Kingman
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And speaking of the passage of time, a pair of swooshy GEs head a long
grain train past a burnt out RV. This was intended to be a somewhat
better arty farty shot than it turned out to be.
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After dark at Topock, I took a few flash shots and was promptly set
upon by the local rent-a-cop. This was perhaps not the best shot as
the train was on the far track, but there'ssomething nice about seeing a Santa Fe
branded loco heading across a Santa Fe branded bridge 14
years after the merger...
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And just for the caboose nerds, I was surprised to see this BN jobby
on the back of that train and had to try a nasty on-camera flash shot
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Cooling their heels at Needles
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Overheard at the bar: "Hi, my name's Fred." "Really?
Mine too!" "Get outta here, you're not going to believe what
my name is!"
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Ludlow curve.
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Ludlow with mountains
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BNSF pinup at Ludlow. Nope, there's not much at Ludlow. The diner does
good milkshakes though.
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West of Amboy
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Pacing along near Amboy
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Somewhere Goffs-ish. Maybe
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Further East of the previous shot
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And not far from that - a pacing crossing on the double track with
both trains moving at a good clip
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Java loops
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Same train heading away and gaining elevation
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Next morning, not far away, a BNSF baretable chases a slow moving
manifest and will quickly come to a stop as it rounds the corner to
find a red signal
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With the tail end of the baretable still visible at the right of the
pic, a manifest heads west
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Just as a flashback, here's my favorite shot from this place - taken in
2007 from a better location
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Sometimes you just ain't gonna fit. I race out and take a shot of the
approaching train anyway
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Topock moonscape from the highway overpass
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And from further in after some climbing. And that's a wrap boys and
girls, time for me to head back to Vegas to dance the night away with
the troops.
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