Colorado Springs Locals - UP and BNSF EMD Power

**After this video, I'm taking a multi-month long break from railfanning.**
*also the last scene with the **malfunctioning lights**, its the camera not the crossing*

Colorado Springs is a great place to catch 2 of our elusive locals.

We have a local served by the UP that runs 5 days a week always early in the morning, and always on a weekday. It also is one of the only locals in Colorado to run a caboose, and not any caboose, a restored, still in Rio Grande lettered, untagged caboose. I was fortunate to see it run caboose first on the mainline outside the Springs. We also have the 4 times weekly BNSF local that also serves industries on the southern part of the Springs. Usually it will have EMD power and today we got 2 SD40-2's. Plenty of variety for the EMD fan.

More info in the video. Enjoy!

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• BNSF
• UP
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• Union Pacific Railroad
• trains
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• Colorado
• Joint
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• railfanning
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• surfliner
• freight
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• Rio
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[R1Wagon]

Little problem with the crossing lights!

[trainsruleandroll]

@R1Wagon No. For some reason, the camcorder couldn't keep up with the LED flasing lights.

[UPDetector]

Man I can't believe how in perfect condition that DRG&W caboose is not a scratch of rust or graffiti on it can't ask it to be more perfect. Nice catches Carlos enjoy your break

[trainsruleandroll]

@UPDetector Indeed, and thanks! I think it was about time I did anyway.

[Kayushi]

thats not good!it used to been in rio grande paint, but the caboose was a horrible mess, covered in grafitti

[BNSF7776]

Oh the jealousy seeing that DRGW caboose with the local switchers. BNSF ended that operation out here a year ago. Great video!

[Aero203]

Great video! Neat spot!

[rollercoasterfreak36]

My Grammy lives there :DD

[Derailedtrain666]

If BNSF left most of the train in Big lift where it belongs, they could probably get away with only needing one locomotive like they used too.

[JoMaVEX]

Very nice video. I will wait to see more coming.

Regards Markus

[gringo4x4do]

Enjoy your Break ! You'll be missed, you have the Best Quality Videos on the Tube !

[tommyrail67]

nice job,that 1396 sounds sweet, whats the horn on the last train?

[norfolksouthern8941]

sure nice seeing thar rio grande caboose ,haven't seen one of those in almost 20 years looks like its in great shape.

[Alwaystrains]

Wow that Rio Grande caboose is in flawless condition!! I wish all cabooses left on UP could be that way! Great video!