Last weekend I was in downtown Atchison, Kansas when I saw Union Pacific SD90 nos. 8168 and 8247 ascending the western banks of the Missouri River. Unfortunately, I mistakenly turned my Canon S 100 Record button off as I watched the long mixed freight roll by. I jumped in the car and chased the train out of town watching it rise through the hills on the west edge of Atchison. A few miles west of town, I got ahead of the train and got this video of it leaning into a curve as it nears the top of a long uphill grade.
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Right healthy sized train! Flashers on a dirt road?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Atchison has its healthy share of run-through. Seeing the town's history with railroads (Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe) I wouldn't be surprised if the town hall required significant grade protection.
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