The word ‘surprise’ is a bit be misleading here. On my hometown KP I hardly ever just set out to do a chase. It’s usually a text message tip, or finding a train passing through town while out running errands that gets me up & running. Either way, even with the scant traffic the KP offers nowadays I still get to practice this hobby pretty often. And while I’m recording future history I can relive past chases and/or single shots on these very same tracks back in the 70s & 80s. For me, the sense of history is what this hobby is all about... :^)
I discovered a westbound ‘proceed’ indication at 5th St, so...
1. & 2. UP 4829 is hauling train TPSI around the curve behind Midwest Concrete Materials in the SE corner in Manhattan, KS. If this shot looks familiar: ( Oops, he should have ducked! ).
3. Still in downtown Manhattan we’re looking north up Juliette Avenue (7th Street).
