BNSF coal train North Colorado Springs, Colorado

[@Ryan_Rail]

I saw that same train, although I was down near America the Beautiful park I have a picture of the Kansas City and Sothern loco

[@travelingtom923]

Yes you don't see those KCS locomotives too often especially on the coal trains.

[@Ryan_Rail]

@@travelingtom923 I have a picture of a CSX and a CP locomotive up in the same area.

[@CD318]

Holey Bananas, that's a long train!

[@DomAZ]

It's a lot of coal.

[@charlieschreiber3]

The ones with blue look like former EDGX cars

[@JL_Rail_Videography]

this spot is literally 10 mins from my house, if it's the Sante Fe trail head

[@Angry.General1461]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I hear the trains on the rear are controlled by remote.

[@billtimmons7071]

Yep. Front end lead unit will control the rear units remotely using radio - called distributed power (DP or DPU) . Engineer can use rear units to shove, to brake, or idle them. IMHO DP and dynamic brakes are the best thing since sliced bread for railroad operations. Very cool stuff.

[@Angry.General1461]

@@billtimmons7071 I hear two different things. Some say they have their own drivers. If they are radio controlled it seems like that would be a risk of them losing signal or losing control.

[@joankamp4513]

What does the color on the cars mean

[@travelingtom923]

It indicates which end the rotating coupler is. When the car is emptied at the power plant it is rotated 360 degrees in a special machine. Only one coupler rotates per car. So you need to make sure you have the colored end matched with a non colored end. These cars has several colors. Likely they needed more cars and bought them from some other railroad. Normally they are all one color.

[@coloradojointlineproductio3659]

South or north

[@travelingtom923]

Heading South.