Good morning, all!
I came across an interesting scene yesterday morning while wandering around town. UP 1340 was smoking up the atmosphere in incredible fashion. It almost reminded me of a scene from the days of steam. I took a series of shots trying to capture the drama. These were my two favorites:
Early Morning Smoke at North Yard by Christopher J. May, on Flickr
Furnace - North Yard, Denver, CO by Christopher J. May, on Flickr
As always, C&C are more than welcome!
The effect reminds me of the night I was conductor on a “wine train” out of Thendara. As we climbed the hill on our return trip, the trail of smoke from our “honorary steam locomotive” RS3 was trailing over the cars, much as the plume of steam and smoke from a steamer would. Pretty cool.
Of the two shots, I like the color version better - interesting hues. Very nice.
Really Nice Photos, Chris!
My favorite is the B&W shot. Like revisiting places I was allowed access to when much younger , and times were not as intense then.
Thanks for the memories! [;)]
The photos are very “atmospheric”. Is North Yard the former D&RGW/D&SL yard?
Great shots! Wow! If more diesels smoked like that they’d have a lot more fans!
OK, the EPA wouldn’t like it but who cares what those killjoys think.
You do get around! 1st Boston, then Denver.
Thanks for the comments, all.
Mike, North Yard is former DRGW, but I don’t think it dates back to D&SL.
SemperVaporo, I’ll be adding Chicagoland soon enough, too!
Mike, North Yard is former DRGW, but I don’t think it dates back to D&SL.
-North Yard was first proposed in 1946 and did not go into everyday use until 1950 with CRIP connecting to it in February of the following year off the East Denver Belt Line/ NW Terminal Railroad. NWT/EDBL plus North Yard was still a “work in progress” and an industrial development project well into the late 1950’s. Much of the underlying property was not completely acquired until 1952. A C&S dual gage line rain diagonally through the north half of the yard that also had to be consolidated into the line we all know today. The AFE files and letters made some really interesting reading with the politics involved.
Thanks for the info, MC!
nice shots!
Both photos are terrific. My favorite though is the black & white. The dramatic lighting effects are perfect to my eye. Well done…
The color shot - when viewed through my monitor - appears to be a sepia shot that one use to see in the ‘magazine section’ of the Sunday newspapers.
Both B&W and sepia make the shot ‘dramatic’.
Thank you David, tcwright & BaltACD!
Looking at online topo maps, I see the yard north of I-70 identified as North Yard. There is a smaller yard just south of I-70. Is that the former D&SL yard?
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