Photo ID: 113424 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon to Bragdon Fountain, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After sitting for roughly an hour near the Nixon Power Plant for a crew change, BNSF 3297 has a new crew and is rolling south again on Main 1, crossing a small creek that feeds into Fountain Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113423 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon Fountain, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The crew that departed with this coal load south out of Denver had already been on the clock for awhile, and at this point have less than two hours to work. Concerned that the crew might not make it to Pueblo, the train has come to a stop on Main 1 near the Nixon power plant. A relief crew has been called out of Pueblo to come and board the train to take it south to La Junta. The crew on the train will get on the crew van and be taken to Trinidad, CO for rest and to wait for a northbound to take back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113422 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon Fountain, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of the Hidden Valley Road grade crossing near the Nixon Power Plant, we catch a little bit of sun lighting up two fairly new ES44ACHs (or ES44AHs) on a southbound BNSF coal load. BNSF 3297 was delivered in September 2023 and BNSF 3329 was delivered in 2024. Both are Tier 4 credit units, part of a 50-unit order from GE (Wabtec). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113421 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fountain Fountain, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Here at Fountain, south of Crews, the Santa Fe mainline once flew over the Rio Grande mainline via an artificial incline and a bridge. Rio Grande beat Santa Fe through the area, and as a result got the preferred grade and alignment between Denver and Pueblo. The tire tracks on the hill on the right used to carry the Santa Fe main up and over the Rio Grande tracks (behind the camera). That hasn't been the case in over 100 years. Now, a pair of DPUs bring up the rear of a southbound coal train on Main 1. Here at Fountain, technical ownership of Main 1 changes from Union Pacific to BNSF as trains continue south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113420 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Fountain Fountain, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF South of Colorado Springs, in the small town of Fountain, CO, the single track main end and two tracks continue south the rest of the way to Bragdon. A southbound coal load crosses Duckwood Road on Main 1. It was once here that the Santa Fe main crossed over the Rio Grande main prior to the Joint Line being operated as the Joint Line. You can still see evidence of the dirt embankment on either side of the tracks where the Santa Fe tracks existed over 100 years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101563 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 1924 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Rio Grande, Santa Fe Who would have thought that such a sign could still be found in 2007? At Crews, the southbound main breaks away from the northbound main (it is the diverging route). Temporarily, both tracks are owned by BNSF. Once on the original DRGW alignment, the southbound main switch ownership - today it goes back to UP. Once upon a time, it was (of course) Rio Grande. This sign still stands at Crews, showing the old ownerships. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101562 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 1976 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Crews, this northbound manifest is slowing down on a yellow signal. The train will have to hold up at Crews for nearly an hour while waiting for Maintenance to clear up ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101552 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 2647 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific It was an unusually hazy day in the Colorado Springs area the morning of the Colorado State Fair special. UP 844 has the train well in hand just south of Crews. Pikes Peak is just barely visible in the distance above UP 844. The northbound main is visible in the lower-right corner of the image. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101551 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 2418 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific At Crews, the Colorado State Fair special left the single track mainline behind and again hit Main 1 for the duration of the trip to Pueblo. The double track started just to the north in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100791 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 4, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 1733 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The heat distortion of a southbound coal load blurs the headlights of a northbound coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100790 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 4, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crews Fountain, CO 1786 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF South of the single track CTC between Palmer Lake and Crews, BNSF 9676 passes the location where the Santa Fe once crossed over the Rio Grande prior to the "joint" operation of the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.