CSX
More Variety on the Front Range Sub
On April 14, the ever-so-power short BNSF ran a couple trains along the Front Range Subdivision with some excellent power. First up on the list was an oil empty. I had heard them blowing for downtown Loveland, so I headed for MP 64 just east of my house. I made it with enough time to get everything set up, and the oil empty had a BNSF gevo leading a CN SD70M-2, #8834, and a CN C44-9WL, #2521.
Great Western Sunday running
In recent weeks, the Great Western has been handling so many cars that they’ve had to run trains on Sundays to get ready for the upcoming week. In mid-March, the Windsor to Milliken transfer had some nice power.
On March 16, the train ran with UP ES44AC #7896 and UP SD70M #4888. These locomotives had pulled an oil empty into Windsor, so to return them to the UP they took them to Johnstown and Milliken to interchange back there. This is only shown in the video below.
On March 23, the train was led by CSXT SD60 #8705 and BNSF SD70ACe #9225. These locomotives were in the same situation as the previous week: they had dropped an oil empty in Windsor, so they were available. We were unable to catch them running the train on the mainline, but we got to Johnstown in time to get the nice light.
KO Trains 