After leaving Colorado we continued straight east into the open fields of Kansas. By then it was time to slip into something more comfortable as it was getting warmer. In Garden City we “made a right turn” and started on the southward trek toward Liberal, KS and the Southern Pacific mainline, the Cotton Rock. Along this endless stretch we saw (and smelled) billions of cattle. No wonder why the hamburger is so cheap in the US.
At Liberal we stopped and stayed at the “station” for a while until a westbound double-stack arrived with 5 units. While they refueled from a truck, we headed southwest towards Tucumcari. The tracks follows the road just 50ft away almost all the way and we were hoping to meet some trains. In Guymon it was time for lunch and after passing Stratford, TX we stopped as we saw a train waiting in a siding. In just a few minutes a train came from the east and it turned out to be the same one we had seen in Liberal. That’s when THE CHASE started. We followed the train for about half and hour until we reached Dalhart, TX where they slowed down.
I filmed most of it and got some really nice shots which will be something I’ll remember for awhile. We saw several other trains on our way towards Tucumcari, NM. We spendt the night at a Super 8 motel.
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