Photo ID: 106543 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 1798 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The "newest of the new" leads this southbound manifest on Main 1 at Castle Rock. BNSF 3881 is a Tier-4 compliant ET44C4. A pair of ES44C4s follow up behind. Fourth out is a Utah Railway MK50-3 which is Dead In Consist (DIC), being transported to the KYLE Railroad by BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106542 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 1789 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This scene has changed somewhat in the last seven years or so. As Castle Rock has continued to grow, the city wanted to connect the west side with the east side. The solution was to build Plum Creek Parkway. Prior to 2010, the bridge in this shot did not exist. It was simply hillside! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106541 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 2, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 1887 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest pulls up the grade on Main 1 over Plum Creek Parkway. The fourth unit is Utah Railway 5005, an MK50-3, which is being sent to the KYLE Railroad in eastern Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104045 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 38 Castle Rock, CO 2028 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific It's pretty unusual to catch a UP coal train on the Joint Line these days. UP puts sufficient power on its coal trains to make descent speed up the hill to Palmer Lake. Which is why it was fortunate that this train was on the tail of a BNSF load that was dragging up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103658 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 35 Castle Rock, CO 2361 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The symmetry of a Unit Grain train is one of the things that makes it a lot of fun to shoot! With the sun finally coming out from behind the clouds, this grain empty passes south past milepost 35.40 on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103657 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 35 Castle Rock, CO 2536 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound "Earthworm" is heading south along I-25 just south of Castle Rock. I caught two trains on the Joint Line on this day and, to my amazement, neither was a coal train! Crazy how much Castle Rock has grown in the past decade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103656 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 33 Castle Rock, CO 2227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, NS The sun is playing hide and seek behind the clouds as BNSF's Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX manifest comes around the curve south of Castle Rock. The train had some interesting power with a pair of Norfolk Southern units on the point. The second unit was (obviously) Conrail, but is now on Norfolk Southern's roster! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103655 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 15, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 28 Castle Rock, CO 1985 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, NS A BNSF southbound without a BNSF unit in sight. Heck, there's not even a unit from a western railroad in sight! BNSF's Denver, CO to Amarillo, TX is making good time on the approach to Castle Rock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103518 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Castle Rock, CO 2261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Holy cow! Here is something that seems like it has become increasingly rare on the Joint Line. A non-coal UP train! Or heck, any UP train for that matter. These days, the Joint Line is pretty much dominated by BNSF. UP does run daily manifests between Denver and Pueblo, but they run overnight in the dark. This auto train is all empty as the racks are being repositioned. The racks were pulled from the auto facility at Rolla, CO and are headed for Arlington, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103516 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 32 Castle Rock, CO 2090 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A wide angle shot with a polarizing filter makes for a nice view of this southbound coal train running on Main 1 along I-25. Note the new interchange with Plumb Creek Parkway that was recently built. Castle Rock's namesake rock stands in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103515 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 32 Castle Rock, CO 2010 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In order to accommodate Plum Creek Parkway continuing west of I-25, a new bridge was recently built for Main 1. Prior to the construction of the bridge, the tracks ran along a fill all the way through this picture! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103475 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 1, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 31 Castle Rock, CO 2041 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) SOO, BNSF Not too hard to tell where this train is! The rock, towering like a castle, kind of gives it away. A pair of CP SD40-2s and a SOO SD60 lead a southbound BNSF manifest along its way on the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103320 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 39 Castle Rock, CO 2742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After two significant snow storms in the past week, this particular Sunday was absolutely beautiful! Just north of Tomah Road, this southbound BNSF coal load is on the move under the care of an SD70MAC and an SD70ACe for power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103236 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 33 Castle Rock, CO 1849 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Kansas City, MO manifest comes through the horseshoe curve along I-25 at Castle Rock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103184 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Castle Rock, CO 2164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A trio of SD70-series units (two SD70MACs and an SD70ACe) bring up the rear of this southbound coal load on the Joint Line (Main One) south of Castle Rock. The SD70MACs are DPU units controlled by the head end, while the SD70ACe is a manned unit that was added at Big Lift (just south of Denver). The extra unit will help push up to Palmer Lake, and then cut off and return to Big Lift. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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