http://www.drgw.net/gallery/main.php http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_coloradosprings_co_15_nov_2009_002.jpg.html 52024 Running a few hours late on account of switch and signal problems, UP 1988 leads SDVDH-15 (Special, Denver to Dalhart) through Colorado Springs around 1100h. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_coloradosprings_co_15_nov_2009_001.jpg.html 52028 A bit closer shot. The power in the background is from the Drake Plant coal train, and the truck has just shown up to fill the tanks. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_coloradosprings_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52031 Coming around the corner at the south end of downtown Colorado Springs, with CSU's Drake Plant in the background. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_kelker_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52034 Crossing over Sand Creek at Kelker http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_crews_co_15_nov_2009_001.jpg.html 52037 Pulling up to Crews and getting permission to proceed down the "wrong" mainline to Bragdon. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_crews_co_15_nov_2009_002.jpg.html 52040 Just an engineer's side shot of the unique Missouri-Kansas-Texas heritage scheme on 1988. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_crews_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52043 For reasons unknown, they took the special down main 2 between Crews and Bragdon. Normally main 2 is northbound traffic. 1988 http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_nixon_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52046 Crossing over the big steel bridge at Nixon. Had to use the Photoshop "Foamer Filter" to remove Kevin and the other Nathan. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_nixon_co_15_nov_2009_002.jpg.html 52049 Coming to a stop to flag through the control point, I got a chance at the conductor's side of the engine. Sure was strange light out there today, though. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/upp_203_nixon_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52052 UPP 203 - Idaho - brings up the rear. My understanding is that this is an engineering special, with new VP of Engineering David Connell aboard. Connell succeeded Bill Wimmer when he was promoted last year. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_nixon_co_15_nov_2009_001.jpg.html 52055 A pacing shot of the Katy unit south of Nixon. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_pueblo_co_15_nov_2009_002.jpg.html 52058 Dropping down into Pueblo from Bragdon on the ex-D&RGW side. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_pueblo_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52061 Departing Pueblo Junction eastbound on the old Santa Fe main, headed for Las Animas. http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/up_1988_pueblo_co_15_nov_2009_001.jpg.html 52064 A closer shot of 1988 from the same cut east of Pueblo Junction http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/news/MKT1988-15Nov09/upp_2066_pueblo_co_15_nov_2009_000.jpg.html 52067 UPP 2066, the new power car. In my best Arnold Schwarzenegger: "It's not a tumor!"