RailPictures.Net Photo: DRGW 3126 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad EMD GP40-2 at Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado by Doug Lilly

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» Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (more..)
» EMD GP40-2 (more..)

» Unknown
» Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, USA (more..)
» March 26, 1983

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» DRGW 3126 (more..)
» Rio Grande Ski Train (more..)

» Doug Lilly (more..)
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The Rio Grande Ski Train rounds the horseshoe curve that crosses the entry to Coal Creek Canyon as it climbs to the Moffat Tunnel and Winter Park. It’s a shame that the UP continues to remove traffic from one of the most scenic lines that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing.

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