Photo ID: 110779 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 52 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Forest fire in the the Oregon and Montana area have resulted in a week of very hazy skies in Colorado as prevailing winds have taken the smoke southeast. While not particularly enjoyable as the air quality has significantly decreased, the one benefit about the smoky atmosphere is a bit of red and yellow near dusk as the sun shines through the smoke. Meanwhile, a westbound UP oil empty rolls west on the single track main of the Limon Sub toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110778 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A lot of railfans were not (and are not) a fan of the paint job on UP 1943. Personally, it is one my personal favorite specially painted units. The clever combination of Air Force silver, Navy gray, camouflage, and red, white, and blue make for a fantastic tribute to the US military. The special unit is leading a westbound oil empty on the Limon Sub across the plains of Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110777 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific After clearing a 15 MPH slow order just west of Bennett, the engineer on UP 1943 throttles up in order to get back to track speed. In an interesting role reversal, the two EMD SD70ACes kick out a lot of exhaust when throttling up, while the GE in between burns clean through the acceleration. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110776 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, July 25, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Watkins to Bennett Adams County, CO 57 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific At MP 612 on the Limon Sub, a late evening oil empty rolls west, the town of Bennett, CO in the distance. UP 1943 has been working oil trains for several months now, and continues to do so, leading the unit train west through some of the hills of the Colorado plains. Incidentally, the milepost indicates we are 612 miles from Kansas City, MO (via UP rails). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110026 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W011 (South Hazeltine) Adams County, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific At the south switch of Hazeltine, BNSF 4664 and baretable train cross 104th Avenue on the main train. The siding is currently "plugged" with a string of empty auto racks. New cars were brought in and unloaded at UP's auto facility in Denver, named Rolla. After unloading, the cars are placed on the siding so they can head north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110025 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hazeltine (8,232ft) Adams County, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) BNSF, Union Pacific A long string of empty well cars is led by a single BNSF C44-9W on the main at Hazeltine. The train is passing by a long string of empty auto racks that, later in the afternoon, will head north as the ARLLDR-07. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP K625 (East Mesa) Adams County, CO 147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific There is a small hill located toward the east end of the siding of Mesa that trains, whether eastbound or westbound, have to overcome. This eastbound oil train has crested the hill and is heading east out on to the open plains of the Limon Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109297 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While double stack intermodal trains are a "dime a dozen" on lines like the Transcon and the Overland, they are far less common in the Denver-Metro area. Indeed, they are probably one of the least photographed types of trains I have. However, BNSF does run a Z-Train between Denver and Chicago (and back) six days a week. The eastbound version typically departs Denver shortly after sunrise in the summer months. Here, an ES44C4 and a pair of C44-9Ws lead the hot shot east by the glass reflection of Barr Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108474 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 997 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF East meets west at the siding of Barr, about 17 miles northeast of Denver, is the second siding on the Brush Subdivision as you head out of Denver toward Fort Morgan and Brush, CO. Here, BNSF 6297 leads an eastbound coal empty at track speed on the main as BNSF 6017 - one of the 25th Anniversary commemorative units - sits waiting in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108473 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 942 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Stopped on the siding at Barr, BNSF 6017 and the coal load it is leading sit waiting on the arrival of one more train they are meeting. The one ramp in the background takes cars from northwest E-470 (a toll road) to eastbound I-76. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108472 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 977 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When a new (or rare) paint scheme shows up in town, you can bet that it'll draw the attention of railfans! Several such railfans are gathered near the west end of Barr siding to get some pictures of BNSF 6017. It was recently painted and wears a commemorative 25th Anniversary paint scheme. Hard to believe it's been 25 years since BNSF came to be. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108471 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A handful of sunflowers grow in the foreground at Barr as UP 6017, one of a few 25th Anniversary commemorative schemes BNSF has introduced, sits on the siding waiting for an eastbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108470 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 796 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Having some fun with sunflowers at Barr as BNSF 6017 sits on the point of a westbound coal load, waiting in the siding for the arrival of an eastbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108469 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Adams County, CO 1071 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF It is hard to believe that it has in fact been 25 years since Burlington Northern merged with Santa Fe to created BNSF. That's just a year shy of how long Burlington Northern existed! It was created in 1970 and, of course, became part of BNSF in 1996 with the merger. You can see the BN logo represented on the long hood of the unit, along with Santa Fe and the railroads that merged to make BN in 1970. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108468 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Barr Adams County, CO 768 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Just east of the siding of Barr, a westbound BNSF coal load with a commemorative 25th Anniversary ES44AC on the point approaches. The train will take the siding at Barr to meet two eastbounds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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