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Dawn on the C&S

Some more images taken along the former Colorado & Southern at Mt. Dora, New Mexico. The sun has finally risen for the final image.

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken April 27th 2023.

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Color Light Signal on the C&S

While these older color light signals are close to the contemporary modular type prevalent today (from an operational standpoint), I very much prefer these. Without the hulking “Darth Vader” snow/sun cover, these have a much more elegant appearance.

The rail line seen here is the former Colorado & Southern Railway in northeast New Mexico, at a place called Mt. Dora. Here’s a link to my previous post that contains a bit of history of the line.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken near just prior to dawn, April 27th 2023.

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Burlington, Iowa

In the summer of 2017, I followed the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad across Iowa. So to begin with here, we see the bridge of the CB&Q over the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa. The photographer is looking eastward toward Illinois.

Why do I post this image today? Speaking with a buddy of mine this afternoon, he related a story where he stayed at the Aldo Leopold House in Burlington. This got me looking for an image of the bridge, which made me realize that I must have been standing in the yard of the historic home, or adjacent to it, when taking this picture.

The original version of the bridge was built in 1868 as a single-track swing bridge. Later, in 1893, it was double tracked and turned into the lift-bridge you see here—though altered and strengthened in the 1930s. Not a great picture as you can’t see the lift span.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken August 19th 2017.

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Sterling, Colorado

Here is a sequence of images from northeast Colorado—while a Union Pacific yard engine sits near the yard office, along with a westbound BNSF coal train, an eastbound train of empties enters the scene and slowly rolls by.

Five images by Richard Koenig; taken June 29th 2018.

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Northeast of Denver, Part Four

The same westbound train as my last three posts—here in action at a road crossing just west of Brush, Colorado (County Road 25). Three images by Richard Koenig; taken June 21st 2018.

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Northeast of Denver, Part Three

The same westbound train as my last two posts—now seen in action at Brush, Colorado. Three images by Richard Koenig; taken June 21st 2018.

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Northeast of Denver, Part One

Two BNSF coal jobs sit together at siding near Hillrose, Colorado. Soon enough the loaded train departs westbound and heads toward Denver. Three images by Richard Koenig; taken June 21st 2018.

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Seventy Units, on Ice

On the day of the total eclipse, I spent some time in Ravenna, Nebraska. While waiting for the special event, I chose to hang out by the Burlington Route that gave birth to the town in 1866.

In that town, there sits no less than seventy stored EMD locomotives. A westbound train of empty hoppers happened to saunter past while I stood on the overhead foot bridge, also pictured.

Three photographs by Richard Koenig; taken August 21st 2017.