D&RGW coal train at Palmer Lake, CO

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D&RGW coal train at Palmer Lake, CO

Rio Grande SD40-T2s 5398 and 5373 are the helpers on coal train 726 at Palmer Lake, CO on September 20, 1987. The units will cut off from the train and then do a little samba to maneuver around the caboose. After placing the caboose back on the train, the units will run lite back to Denver. The coal train will become BN train CW196 at Pueblo and SP train FWCLC at Fort Worth, TX. It will unload at Central Power and Light's electric generating plant at Coleto Creek.

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