I think the two flatcars on the left with the long tanks on top are interesting too. That road bridge across the yard in the background would be a prime railfan spot, and a similar bridge is probably where this was taken from. Shots of the roofs on cars and locomotives are rare, but all-important for modeling. I like these high vantage point shots for that reason.
UP Crane 903053 on display at the Forney Museum, Denver, CO, October 1975 (Bob Jordan) Amtrak's Super Chief/El Capitan streaks past with six Santa Fe F-Units on the point sometime in 1972 or 1973 (Bob Jordan)
More (and later) photos of that derrick here: http://web.archive.org/web/20150424...ionpacificderrick/1901unionpacificderrick.htm
Kenosha may have built the Pacer, but in France they knew how to advertise them: https://jalopnik.com/amc-pacer-for-those-who-prefer-round-and-wide-5060916
An early version of Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr speeds towards the camera sometime in 1972 or 1973 (Bob Jordan) CB&Q 5629 gets an excursion underway out of Chicago Union Station in the early 1960s (Bob Jordan)
BN NW2 is about to couple to the power of the San Francisco Zephyr at Denver in the early 1970s (Bob Jordan) BN U23C 5201 (ex-CB&Q 461), Colorado, Early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
BN U25B 5417 (ex-GN 2517), Colorado, early 1970s (Bob Jordan) BN U28C 5656 (ex-CB&Q 568), Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
BN SD9 6190, ex-CB&Q 443, Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan) BN SD45 6456, ex-GN 426, Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
BN E8A 9934, ex-CB&Q 9941B, Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan) Rock Island FP7A 406, Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
Keeping with the July 4th holiday here is Frisco 1776 caboose, slightly weathered. Wichita Kansas, January 07, 1978. Allen Ramsey. Joe
Rock Island F9A 4164 (ex-UP F3A 1415A, upgraded to F9 standards), Denver, CO, 1972 (Bob Jordan) Santa Fe F7A 203L, Denver, CO, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
The pad-eyes on 203's nose look very heavy duty. I've never seen an installation like that before. What were they used for?
