Photo ID: 111841 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound grain train has had a short reprieve from the climb to Palmer Lake, but it is about to start up the 1.5% grade toward the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111840 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 99 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, CPRR Bringing up the rear of this southbound unit grain train is a Canadian Pacific ES44AC and a BNSF AC4400CW. This same train has a Canadian National and CSX unit on the head end, making for a very colorful train overall. On this particular day, I saw the following railroads represented: Amtrak, Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Ferromex, Canadian National, CSX, and Canadian Pacific! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, CSX, BNSF If you were unfamiliar with the terrain here, you might think this shot was taken somewhere east of the Mississippi! After all, a CN/CSX lash up is rare enough, but it is almost unheard of in Colorado. CN 3368, an AC44C6M, and CSX 3293, an ET44AH, lead the way south on Main 1 in perfect afternoon light on Super Bowl Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF I wanted to get a few shots of this southbound grain train as it is pretty rare to find either a Canadian National or CSX unit in Colorado, let alone seeing those two together! Longs Peak is clearly visible, snow capped, in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF This southbound grain train round the curve from the east edge of Chatfield Reservoir. You can actually get a pretty clear view of the tracks climbing the grade, a slight angle compared to the reservoir wall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111836 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a southbound coal load on Main 1 at Acequia. Off in the distance, you can see Longs Peak, of the four "Front Range" 14ers. This time of year, this area appears to be somewhat bleak as there are no leaves to be found on the trees. However, this is also a fantastic scene for fall colors, usually in October. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111469 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 4098 and two additional units are on the point of a southbound manifest on Main 1. The train has come to a stop at "The Sag", a location where southbounds frequently stop to cool off traction motors before continuing over Palmer Lake, and while waiting for northbound to come by. You can see a northbound that just came by on Main 2 in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111468 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest sits at "The Sag" on Main 1, waiting for its turn to head south over the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. Meanwhile, a northbound Q-Train zips by on Main 2 in the background. With the Q-Train now in the clear of the single track main ahead, BNSF 4098 has a clear (green) intermediate on the approach to Palmer Lake, and the manifest will start rolling south soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111446 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Lift Douglas County, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After being stopped for over three hours due to a broken rail, this southbound BNSF Q-Train is finally on the move again. A BNSF repair crew got the broken rail fixed, and this double stack is slowly rolling south over the fresh repair. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111163 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Douglas County, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX CSX 938 leads a southbound UP unit ethanol train into "The Sag" on Main 1, just north of Palmer Lake. Prior to the creation of the joint line, Santa Fe crossed over Rio Grande here. You can still see the abutment of the old bridge in the lower right. Now, Main 1 has a definite downhill grade as it descends from the original Santa Fe grade down the original Rio Grande grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111162 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blakeland Douglas County, CO 103 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX CSX 938, CSX 4742, CSX 313, and CP 8006 are some very colorful units leading a unit ethanol train south on the Joint Line. The train is just south of Blakeland, a few miles north of Palmer Lake and the top of Palmer Divide. There are a couple tiny ponds on the east side of Main 2, which offer up some nice scenery in the area. The ethanol train itself is on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111159 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Sedalia Douglas County, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX A unit ethanol train crosses over East Plum Creek on Main 1 of the Joint Line just south of Sedalia. The trees here are slowly starting to transform in to their fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111158 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Sedalia Douglas County, CO 157 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX I remember seeing pictures of southbound coal train with solid sets of Oakway SD60s in the 1980s from this location. 40 years later, three CSX units (in two different schemes) and a Canadian Pacific unit lead a (UP) ethanol train southbound at the same location. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111157 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 117 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX The lighting at 9:30am at the start of October is about as good as you can get along Main 1 just south of Acequia on the Joint Line. A very unique variety of colors, all very unusual in Colorado, on the point of this ethanol train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111156 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific, CSX Fall colors are starting to show up on the trees in the Denver area. A very colorful (and unusual) consist leads a unit UP ethanol train south on Main 1, just south of Acequia. The train will be interchanged with the Colorado Pacific at NA Junction southeast of Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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