![]() ![]() Shot the train coming out of Parkdale siding, passing our train in town, and crossing the Arkansas River in Portland. The fresh snowfall from overnight made for some decent photo opportunities. We were on our way to a car wash when the crossing activated, I did not expect this, guess Via Rail changed their usual schedule. But sometimes, like today, the stars align. Usually, when I try to chase trains, it ends up in disaster. It was about 7:30 when they finished loading and started down out of the quarry. Royal Gorge Route Railroad 401 Water Street Canon City, Colorado 81212 For more information call: 888.RAILS.4U or 303.569.2403 Or see their web site at: Canon City, Colorado Canon City is 115 miles from Denver, 45 miles from Colorado Springs and 39 miles from Pueblo. FD 36005, KCVN, LLC and Colorado Pacific Railroad LLC Feeder Line Application, Line of V AND S Railway in Crowley, Pueblo, Otero, and Kiowa Counties, Colorado (served July 31, 2017). ![]() ![]() So I planned out a few photo locations, and headed out after it at sunrise. details: Process wscript.exe with commandline C:Nuovodocumento2.vbs (Show Process) Writes data to a remote process. And sure enough, it came through bright (dark?) and early this morning in the lead, to head up to Parkdale and load. I wasn’t able to get any photos on Tuesday when it first went onto the train, and Wednesday it was the trailing locomotive. But it’s a real rarity to have a special locomotive on the train. Locomotives that work this train often end up in captive service for a while because of the rock train’s schedule. Looks like that 3rd car needs a paint job sooner rather. CRRX 403, F7A, and CRRX 1503, F7B-sharp looking lash-up- You must be a. Cañon City & Royal Gorge RR at Parkdale, Colorado, along the Arkansas River on RGX Subdivision 21 September 2020. Earlier this week, I got word that Union Pacific 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, was working the rock train that runs between Colorado Springs and Parkdale (just out of town on the other end of our railroad) for our sister railroad, Rock and Rail. Western Railroad Discussion > The Royal Gorge Train 403 F7A Parkdale, CO. ![]()
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