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News Photos ARR GP49s ON H-PASSAG

On Saturday, 15-Mar-2008, Alaska Railroad GP49s 2805 and 2808 made their way south on BNSF's H-PASSAG (Pasco, WA, to Saginaw, TX, manifest). The two were dead in consist, and are headed for a heavy equipment dealer and eventually a copper mine in Chile.

Date: 03 Mar 2008
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First sighting - H-PASSAG sits and waits for a signal at milepost 3.3 on the Joint Line in Denver, CO.
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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And the other GP49, 2805, bringing up the back of the power
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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BNSF 5437 was leading the train in front of the PASSAG, and held things up for quite a while setting out an SD70MAC at Big Lift
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Of course unlike with the previous train, I got hit with a sudden cloud when the Alaska units showed up at Louviers
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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And here are the two ARR units at the rear of the consist...
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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More crappy light at Sedalia, but at least there's some light on the noses this time.
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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H-PASSAG southbound through Castle Rock, CO
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Again at Castle Rock - I really wish they would have been pointed forwards, not facing away from the camera all the time.
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Departing the south end of Castle Rock on the old Santa Fe main.
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Crossing the famous Santa Fe bridge at Larkspur, CO
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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And of course the two ARRs again...
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Approaching the end of the double track at Palmer Lake, CO
Date: 03 Mar 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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