RailPictures.Net Photo: SKTX 242 Ansco Ski Train EMD F40PH at Rocky, Colorado by Mike Danneman

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» Ansco Ski Train (more..)
» EMD F40PH (more..)

» Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
» Rocky, Colorado, USA (more..)
» June 30, 2007

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» SKTX 242 (more..)
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» Mike Danneman (more..)
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The Rio Grande Ski Train climbs the 2-percent grade between Rocky and Clay, Colorado, on June 30, 2007. Three former Amtrak F40PHs power the westbound train, which is a “summer edition” of the popular run. Nothing lasts forever, and by the beginning of 2009, the fun-to-ride-and-photograph train was history…

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Make	Nikon
Model	Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED