NNG: Railfanning The Colorado River
| June 26, 2022 04:13PM |
I'm back out in Colorado this week to play some more shows with Keb' Mo' (if you're in Boulder, Denver, or Colorado Springs come on out and see us!), but as usual, I worked in a little time for some railfanning. I spent most of yesterday with my brother following the Colorado River and shooting a mix of Amtrak and BNSF freight. The weather was gorgeous and it felt good to be back in the mountains and red rocks after spending the last few weeks in busy Brooklyn.
An eastbound California Zephyr crosses the Colorado River near Dell.
A BNSF freight peeks through the pines in Little Gore Canyon.
The mountains tower over a westbound California Zephyr as it emerges from a tunnel in Gore Canyon.
A westbound BNSF freight crosses the Colorado River.
A westbound BSNF freight approaches Dell.
An eastbound California Zephyr crosses the Colorado River near Dell.
A BNSF freight peeks through the pines in Little Gore Canyon.
The mountains tower over a westbound California Zephyr as it emerges from a tunnel in Gore Canyon.
A westbound BNSF freight crosses the Colorado River.
A westbound BSNF freight approaches Dell.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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