Denver & Rio Grande Zephyr Colorado USA 22nd October 1979

The beautiful gold and silver of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway on the locomotives and baggage car contrasts with the light covering of snow on the approach to Glenwood Canyon in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver. The conductor allowed me to take this view from the open door of our passenger train travelling from Denver to Salt Lake City (where we changed in the middle of the night to an Amtrak train to San Francisco). The lead locomotive is F9 diesel 5771.

This was the last private long distance passenger train in the USA but it has long since been taken over by Amtrak.

We were moving homes via San Francisco & Australia after a 2 year assignment in New Orleans to live in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Malik Raoulda ^club

Remarquable et excellente prise bien renseignée et admirablement partagée.
Bonne et agréable journée paisible.

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Thanks Malik

3 months ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful composition.

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks Jaap. Beautiful countryside.

3 months ago.

GrahamH ^club

F9 plus 2 non-cab units, probably sounded ok, as diseasals go...

Totally different countryside to travel through.

3 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderfu

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you Annemarie

3 months ago.

GrahamH ^club

F9 plus 2 non-cab units, probably sounded ok.

Totally different countryside to travel through. A last blast of cold for some years also, I guess.

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to GrahamH ^club

They sounded and looked great!
Quite right Graham, not many cold blasts in Sumatra except those from the a/c...

3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Awesome shot and perspective!

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thanks.

3 months ago.

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