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The afternoon light fades as a Rio Grande crew cuts a Christmas tree, making good use of their time spent in the siding at Rocky. Earlier in the week brakeman Jim had spotted the nearly perfect tree near the east switch and promised to get it for his kids if he got the chance. While the engineer...
grande man
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Dec 4, 2010
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Comments: 7
Category: Holidays and Christmas Layouts
D&RGW maintenance crews get an early start prepping EMD F3 and F9 locomotives for another hard days work at the coal mines of the Platte Canyon Subdivision as the first rays of a brilliant sunrise hit the ground.
grande man
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Jun 13, 2009
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Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
Train 2, the Royal Gorge, rolls into Sedalia for a brief station stop before heading up the Joint Line to Denver.
Little Grande Man
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Dec 4, 2007
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Comments: 7
Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations
Lubing the flanges
grande man
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Apr 17, 2007
grande
rio
Comments: 3
Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
Grande freight waits for the all clear
grande man
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Mar 31, 2007
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Comments: 3
Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
Grande freight waits as an opposing train speeds across the diamond.
grande man
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Mar 31, 2007
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Comments: 0
Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
Eastbound loaded coal drag eases out of the siding at Lehigh Gulch onto the main.
grande man
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Mar 31, 2007
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Comments: 0
Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
Grande SD7 and CB&Q U28 ready for their next assignments
grande man
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Mar 31, 2007
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Comments: 0
Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
True love is getting your number boards wiped down...
grande man
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Mar 16, 2007
grande
rio
Comments: 4
Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations
grande man
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Mar 16, 2007
grande
rio
Comments: 4
Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations
F3 Makeover
grande man
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Dec 31, 2006
grande
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Comments: 2
Category: Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Grande freight blurs by with clear track ahead.
grande man
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Oct 2, 2006
grande
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Comments: 0
Category: Dioramas and Mini-Scenes
Grande F9 heads west at first light on the Platte Canyon Spur.
grande man
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Sep 11, 2006
grande
rio
Comments: 4
Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations
Awaiting an Assignment
grande man
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Aug 4, 2006
grande
rio
Comments: 2
Category: Cabooses
A full moon in the Rockies is brilliant, but a good flashlight is still needed to check air hoses.
grande man
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Jul 3, 2006
grande
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Comments: 3
Category: Yards, Terminals and Stations
Painted figure with flashlight
grande man
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Jul 1, 2006
grande
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Comments: 1
Category: Buildings and Structures
D&RGW train crew talks to local cops about recent vandalism on RR property. The cops aren't to serious though, note the coffee and doughnuts!
grande man
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Jun 2, 2006
grande
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Comments: 3
Category: Dioramas and Mini-Scenes
Westbound Train 7 blazes thru Platte Canyon.
grande man
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May 26, 2006
grande
rio
Comments: 3
Category: Bridges and Trestles
F9 #5774 speeds toward Pueblo on October 23,1965
Little Grande Man
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Apr 3, 2006
grande
rio
Comments: 3
Category: Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Eastbound F3 led Freight heads toward the Joint Line
grande man
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Mar 1, 2006
grande
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Comments: 1
Category: Scenery and Foliage Details
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