Burlington Northern SB Loaded Coal Train OWY 9094 OWY 9025 BN 5921 BN 5935 passing Greenland Colorado

            With threatening skies looming overhead, southbound Burlington Northern loaded coal train 139TT130 passes Milepost 691.5 at Greenland, Colorado while slowly working it’s way up to the crest of the Palmer Divide on October 22, 1988. Just five miles remain until the summit is reached at Palmer Lake where the engineer will close the throttle, dynamic brakes will be engaged and gravity will take over for the sixty-six downhill miles to Pueblo Yard, location of the next crew change.

It’s struggle with the fifty-two mile grade nearly over, (with a maximum 1.5% gradient near the top), Oakway SD60’s 9094, (built in December, 1986) and 9025, (built in November, 1986) followed by BN U30C’s 5921 and 5935, (built in November, 1973 and May, 1974) will soon win their battle with gravity and roll to a stop so the pair of SD40-2 pushers attached to the rear of the train can uncouple, reverse direction and begin their return trip to Denver to await another southbound push.

Taken on: October 22, 1988

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