Photo ID: 108467 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 5, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 800 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 6017, one of several BNSF units being painted in a commemorative 25th Anniversary scheme, leads a westbound loaded coal train by the (extremely low leveled) Barr Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108244 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Hudson Adams County, CO 918 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The Front Range does not see much intermodal traffic, compared to many other parts of the country. However, one intermodal train you can find 5-6 days a week is BNSF's Denver to Chicago Z-Train (and its counterpart). It is the highest priority train in or out of Denver. The train departs Denver in the mornings, typically between 6:30am and 8:00am. The Chicago to Denver generally arrives Denver between 5:00pm and 7:30pm. Here, just east of Hudson, today's Z-Train has a trio of GEs on the point making track speed over Box Elder Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108243 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 963 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The hottest train in Colorado, the ZDENCHI (Denver to Chicago) crosses the fill along Barr Lake after meeting the Zephyr at the siding of Barr. The dispatcher had a great meet set up, and the Z-Train was stopped for less than 15 minutes. I love this perspective as you get water, the plains, and mountains all in the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108242 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 905 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak As the westbound Zephyr skirts the western edge of Barr Lake, several birds fly along the surface of the water and away from the rapidly-moving passenger train. In the distance, you can see Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14-ers, standing tall in the morning sun. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108241 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 831 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr creates a nice silhouette against the morning sun at Barr Lake. The train is running about 1 hour and 15 minutes behind schedule this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108199 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 876 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Minutes before sunset, two DPUs bring up an eastbound coal empty past the gentle waters of Barr Lake east of Denver on the Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108198 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Following not too far behind the eastbound Zephyr, this coal empty is moving at track speed, as you can deduce from the slight blur of the lead engine! A few people are enjoying a quite June evening in a boat on Barr Lake in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108197 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barr Lake Adams County, CO 1180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak For much of the year, the eastbound Zephyr departs Denver after dark. However, in the summer months, there is still a bit of light when it heads east. Here, just days before the official start of summer, the Chicago-bound train is right on time as it passes by Barr Lake, about 18 miles east of Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107920 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Bennett Adams County, CO 874 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific The colder temperatures of November (about 40°F on this day) help to bring out the steam in the steam engine as UP 4014 heads west on the Limon Sub just east of the town of Bennett. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107919 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Adams County, CO 773 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Anytime UP runs a steam train, they include at least one diesel unit. It is used as an assist in the event the steam engine needs it, but more commonly is used to help with (dynamic) braking and slowing the train down. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107918 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Adams County, CO 864 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 offers up a fair amount of smoke and steam as it crosses Kiowa Creek. The Big Boy is using two "water bottles" to provide its water. The two yellow cars directly behind UP 4014 are both filled with water for use by UP 4014 on the trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107917 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Adams County, CO 856 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific's fully restored "Big Boy", UP 4014, leads a train across Kiowa Creek just east of Bennett. UP 4014 left Cheyenne two months ago for a long tour around the system and is heading back toward Denver. It will layover for the night before returning to Cheyenne the next day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107916 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 25, 2019 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kiowa Creek Adams County, CO 891 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific UP 4014 crosses over a currently dried up Kiowa Creek on the Limon Sub between Bennett and Strausburg. UP 4014 is wrapping up a two month trip across much of UP's system. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106769 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bennett Adams County, CO 996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound crosses over a culvert underneath some partly cloudy skies. Despite the (relatively) clear skies, it was actually a very chilly day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106768 Date Shot Photo By Monday, December 4, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Watkins Adams County, CO 1172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific A pair of SD70Ms lead a SEPTA ACS-64 and a trio of MARC SC-44 across the openness of the Colorado plains. These electric units were built by Siemens in California and are headed for Pennsylvania and Maryland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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