Photo ID: 104625 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2195 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande More often than not, the engine assigned as the Colorado Springs switcher is a GP40-2. Indeed, a lot of the time, it is not only a GP40-2, but a former Rio Grande GP40-2! Such is the case on this day as UP 1349 (ex-DRGW 3128) sits idling near the Colorado Springs depot. I'm not sure where the time goes, but it has been nearly seven years since UP 1349 received a full repaint! UP's Drake coal train, with "CSUX" hoppers, slowly enters the grounds of the power plant in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104624 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2048 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Rio Grande UP runs a local out of Colorado Springs and the local will take a "shoving platform" (as it is known on the railroad these days...also known as a boarded up caboose!) with it. The shoving platform in the Springs used to be this nicely maintained Rio Grande caboose. However, it has since been retired by UP and time will tell where it will end up. Hopefully, not beneath a cutting torch! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104623 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 1799 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific The Cimarron Street overpass offers up a nice view of the tracks...although both sides of the bridge have tight chain link fencing, making it difficult to shoot through! I decided to use the chain link to frame this shot of UP's Drake coal train heading directly for the power plant. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104622 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 1846 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific I was out chasing for about seven hours along the Joint Line on this Saturday and this ended up being the only UP train that I saw! UP supplies the coal for both the Drake power plant in Colorado Springs and the Nixon power plant just south of Colorado Springs. Here, the Drake train has left the mainline (concrete ties to the right) and is now on the Drake lead. The switch to the lead is back near the crossover at Bijou, just around the corner in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103341 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 79 (Kelker) Colorado Springs, CO 2495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It can be hard to get northbounds in good light on the Joint Line, but the tracks sweep to the west, offer a nice opportunity around Kelker for some good light. Case in point is this northbound, running on clear signals on the main at Kelker. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103330 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 74 (Colorado Springs) Colorado Springs, CO 2687 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal load passes by the Colorado Springs depot as seen from the Colorado Avenue overpass. Note UP's Colorado Springs switcher sitting idle, awaiting its next assignment later in the week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103329 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 75 (Colorado Springs) Colorado Springs, CO 2268 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound coal empty is on the siding in Colorado Springs. It will meet a coal load at the north end of the siding. In the distance, you can see the Drake Power Plant as well Cheyenne Mountain, which houses NORAD. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103328 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 74 (Colorado Springs) Colorado Springs, CO 2311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Rio Grande When it is not out on the road, you can always count on finding Union Pacific's Colorado Springs switch sitting just north of the depot on the east side of the siding in the Spring. Here, a patch Cotton Belt GP40-2 and a freshly repainted Rio Grande caboose (01513) sit waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101947 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2380 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, BNSF SPSF!? A patched former Espee GP40-2 is currently assigned to Colorado Springs switcher duties while a northbound unit tank train - led by a warbonnet C44-9W - flies by on the main line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101946 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2034 (4 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Here's a train that I would usually shoot on the Front Range Sub. This GATBNV is an empty Sulfur Train headed for Bonneville, WY. Upon arriving in Denver, it will get a quick crew change and head north on the Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101638 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kelker Colorado Springs, CO 1957 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Some classic (and fantastic sounding) power picks up a string of TOFC cars that had been tied down at Kelker. In an hour or two, after running around the train, the train will run as a baretable south to Bragdon, where the TOFC cars will be tied down (on the siding). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101637 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2035 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Running on clear signals, BNSF's "Den-Kick" (HDENKCK-20, Denver to Kansas City) passes through the Springs with an interesting mix of new and old power. The train is relatively short on this particular day, with boxcars dominating the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101636 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2086 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Rio Grande, Union Pacific Just outside the Colorado Springs depot, UP 1350 idles away, partly in the shade. This is UP's Colorado Springs switcher, which is used each weekday. Until January 2006, this GP40-2 was DRGW 3100 - the last four-axle Rio Grande unit to be patched! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101564 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2586 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Colorado Springs local appears to be staged and ready to roll at Colorado Springs. I thought it was interesting to find a caboose cut into the consist two cars back! UP 1350 was DRGW 3100 until January 2006. It was one of the last GP40-2's to get patched. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101146 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 72 Colorado Springs, CO 2615 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP 1989 and two SD70M's lead a whole whopping 11 cars on the MPUNY-06 just north of Colorado Springs siding. The train is approaching the underpass at Fillmore Street. Cheyenne mountain is clearly visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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