HD - 6 Trains, 3 Meets, One Siding - Railfanning in the Air Force Academy

The Air Force Academy provides excellent shooting opportunities for trains. Located right in the middle of the base, only a few with the proper ID can get in. The siding in the Academy is great too, providing plenty of meets between trains. On Friday 10/14, I had no school, and the ATCS showed a bottleneck of trains. I took advantage of it and in about 3 hours, I caught 6 trains, and 3 meets. Not bad for a single track railroad.

Enjoy the video!!

Train 1 - Coal train with Grinstein leader and rare flashing ditchlights!!

BNSF SD70MAC 9717
BNSF ES44AC 5908
DPU
BNSF SD70MAC 9456
BNSF ES44AC 6380

Train 2 - Northbound windmill blade train from the Vestas plant in Pueblo, CO to probably Tacoma, WA

U-PUETAC-14

BNSF C44-9W ....
BNSF C44-9W ....

Train 3 - Another coal empty, another meet at the siding.

BNSF ES44AC 6143
BNSF ES44AC 6166
DPU
BNSF SD70ACe 9306
BNSF SD70MAC 9934

Train 4 - Northbound coal load with 2 Grinsteins on the head end. Nice to see some more Cream N' Green leading!

BNSF SD70MAC 9711
BNSF SD70MAC 9481
DPU
BNSF ES44AC 6020
BNSF SD70MAC 9494

Train 5 - Literally minutes before the sun set behind the Rocky Mountains, I was able to get enough good light for these next 2 trains. 1st up, another coal empty...

BNSF SD70MAC 8842
BNSF SD70MAC 9612
DPU
BNSF ES44AC 6303
BNSF ES44AC 6300

Train 6 - Last train of the day was a good one, the daily Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX manifest passes with a Ferromex ES44AC! Thats...geez I don't remember how many of those I've caught!

H-DENAMA-14

BNSF ES44DC 7556
BNSF C44-9W 4743
FXE ES44AC 4670

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• Amtrak
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[schell7508]

What is ATCS?

[trainsruleandroll]

@schell7508 ATCS is a program (in my case, a web page) that shows a track diagram and red lines representing trains. Very useful if you're not really wanting to wait around for trains.

[bnsfgevoleon]

wow excutive yeahhhh good video grettings from mexico

[TheBlaze211]

Cool A windmill train, I saw one lioke that here in Painesville Ohio, but it was a UP, on CSX tracks. It's kinda funny, West of me Lincon Electric put up a windmill, tha largest one in North America, it's over 425 feet tall. you can see it from cleveland.

[FishplateFilms]

Great video Carlos, BN executives and all!!.Crystal clear and nice lighting.Cheers from down under.

[jointlinerailfan]

Hey Carlos where do you go to get the ATCS for the joint line?

[Dash9CW]

@shadowknight227 Okie dokie got no problem with that!

[trainsruleandroll]

@crazyrailfan Thanks Nathan!

[shadowknight227]

@Dash9CW WILL BOTH OF Y'ALL JUST SHUT UP AND WATCH THE BNSF TRAINS GO BY?!?

[Dash9CW]

@gonetoworkbbackin5mi What proof do you have? And so what if I'm a juvy. And you are an idiot.

[gonetoworkbbackin5mi]

@Dash9CW I don't believe this is your video. That's right, this is trainsruleandroll's page, is it not? He can block me if he wishes. I clicked a few times and found out you are just a child, a juvenile. You're pretty quick to call someone an idiot, juvy. I'll give you a pass because you are a child. Go take your meds now. Oh, and windmills are stupid. Will never make enough power to pay for themselves. Do the math, juvy. Use your fingers.