Photo ID: 105129 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of horses look for food in a field, indifferent to the pileup of coal hoppers in the distance. In addition to the mangled hoppers, note the welded rail, twisted and looping, in the middle of the frame. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105128 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While somewhere around 20 cars involved in a derailment on the Brush Sub fell completely over (many of which were twisted beyond recognition), about 10 came off the tracks but were able to stay upright. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105127 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A rough start to Spring 2015 for BNSF on the Brush Sub. A broken wheel on this coal train caused 25-30 cars to derail on the west switch at Hudson. Most of the derailed cars fell over (and some appeared to be banged up well beyond repair), but a few of the derailed cars stayed upright. You can see the crews to the left, assembling and preparing to go to work to get the track reopened. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105126 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Got coal? There was quite a bit of it laying on the ground at the west switch of Hudson after this westbound BNSF coal load derailed. There were no injuries and no engines were involved. The derailment did, however, take out the west switch at Hudson as well as the eastbound signal. Crews definitely have their work cut out for them! The train loaded at the Black Thunder Mine (in the Powder River Basin) and was headed for Amarillo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105125 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1922 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A derailment at the west switch of Hudson has two sets of toppled over cars. 20 or so cars piled up badly (in a short distance, to the right) while another four fell over (but didn't pile as much, to the left). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105124 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This was the worst part of a 25-30 car derailment at the west switch of Hudson. Roughly 20 hoppers piled up together and tumbling down off the south side of the track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105123 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2033 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An overview of the worst part of a derailment on the BNSF Brush Sub. It appears that a broken wheel on one of the loaded hoppers caused 20-30 cars to derail at the west switch of Hudson. Fortunately, there were no injuries. At this point, crews were still trying to decide how to attack the derailed cars, and from where. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105122 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1871 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Crews from BNSF (as well as a 3rd party contractor) huddle together at the west switch of Hudson. The crews are meeting to determine how they are going to get the line back open. The coal train in the background derailed (and piled up) 25-30 loaded hoppers when a broken wheel caused a derailment at the west switch of Hudson. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105121 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 1995 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Ouch! Roughly 20 loaded hoppers are all piled up here at the west switch of Hudson. Early reports indicated that a broken wheel caused the derailment. Here, coal, ties, twisted rail, and twisted cars are all mixed together. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105120 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Hudson Hudson, CO 2041 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This westbound BNSF coal load encountered a bit of an issue at the west switch of Hudson. What issue? Look closely...you'll notice some cars in places where they are not supposed to be. The train derailed 25-30 cars mid-morning. I took a picture from this same bridge just eight days earlier. That train had much better luck! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105095 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 14, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Hudson Hudson, CO 1780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A coal load, led by a great looking SD70MAC (with the original "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway" herald still on the nose) progresses west out of Hudson. If you look carefully in the distance, you can see a train in the siding at Hudson. That is the Hudson Turn, a local which regularly switches out a large industry just northeast of town. This coal load, which is following I-76, will take the siding at Tonville to meet an eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103007 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 516 Hudson, CO 2180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This particular day ended us as well as it started! The weather was great all day long, and there are just a few clouds in the afternoon sky as this coal load heads into the setting sun. The engineer appears to be a railfan. If you look closely, you'll note a Trains magazine in the front windshield! We might have a closet railfan.... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101727 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson Hudson, CO 1551 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr stops at a red signal at the east end of Hudson. Normally, the train would pass this location sometime around 6:30am! Today, though, it is almost 12:30pm, due to a derailment at this same switch (note the maintenance crews). The Brush Sub Dispatcher would talk Amtrak past the signal and it would continue unhindered the rest of the way into Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101726 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson Hudson, CO 1705 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr encountered a major delay in eastern Colorado due to a BNSF derailment at Hudson, CO. Shortly after noon, number 5 finally got the okay to pass through the site at walking speed. Here, the train is approaching the east switch of Hudson at 10 MPH. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100804 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 10, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tonville Hudson, CO 2424 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Amtrak After meeting the ZDENCHI-10 (seen in the distance leaving the siding) at Tonville, Amtrak 5 is continuing west toward Denver. The Zephyr is running over two hours late on this particular morning. Fortunately, the 79 MPH speed limit ahead certainly helps to make up some time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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