was one of the former Conrail C425s, the 251, recently painted
into AGR’s yellow dip scheme. Trailing were a pair of GP38s in
the old solid green. The train hammered by at track speed as
we got back in the car and headed for Weld.
We made it back into Weld with time to spare. We parked the
car at the general store, and Joe and I split up. Joe lensed the
251 as it crept into town. The sun popped out and brightened
the sky for a minute (4). I shot from the porch of the general
store as the two trains passed at the Route 156 crossing (5). Joe
got a great shot of the deluxe caboose on BM2 passing the 200
(6a-6b), and then it was time to chase again.
We decided to leave CPIP and go with BM2. After a few min-
utes, we caught up with the train and went ahead to set up at a
through-girder bridge over a small river (6c). Three local railfans
were already there for the shot. The black storm clouds were
incredible as the 251 lead BM2 down the 1% grade. One more
5
5: CPIP and BM2 pass in the center of Weld.
