Photo ID: 103684 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 21, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Littleton, CO 2432 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Despite being a bit on the tattered side, these Warbonnets still look fantastic in the afternoon light. An interesting thing happened just after this shot. The conductor on the train came down and opened the nose door, clearly with the intention of trying to screw up my shot. I've heard of crews doing that before, but this was my first (personal) experience with it. At least I got the good shot before they did that! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103683 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 21, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Littleton, CO 2469 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF With the sun getting rather low in the western sky, the Warbonnet leading this manifest finds a sunny spot as the train climbs out of the Littleton Trench about a mile away from the end of CTC and the start of ABS and Track Warrants. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103513 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Littleton, CO 2021 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An SD70ACe and a AC4400CW lead up a loaded coal train approaching Titan Road just south of Littleton. The train has 120 hoppers and four units for power. This is pretty typical for BNSF and the train won't make much better than 15 MPH for its trip up the Palmer Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103471 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 1, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 18 Littleton, CO 2466 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Canadian Pacific, BNSF The overpass on Titan Road offered a great view of this southbound BNSF Denver-Pueblo manifest. Note the winterization hatches on the radiator fans on the leading SD40-2 and the SD60. Very common on Canadian Pacific units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103470 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 1, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Littleton, CO 2267 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Canadian Pacific, BNSF At the south end of the Littleton Trench, the sun was finally able to break through the clouds, bringing some great Spring sunlight to this southbound manifest, running through the Trench on Main 2. Imagine, a trio of standard (Spartan) cab EMDs on a mainline freight, on a class one railroad in 2010. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102744 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 19 Littleton, CO 1819 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal load pulls card on Main 1 in the area of Acequia and Blakeland. This shot was taken from the overpass at Titan Road...note Longs Peak in the background, with a surprisingly small amount of snow for March! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102640 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 2152 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF About 48 hours after the derailment here in the Littleton Trench a week ago, crews were able to clear and rebuild the freight tracks. However, while Light Rail is being rebuilt, freight traffic is restricted to Main 3. Such is the case here, as a southbound coal load passes through the Form B, give plenty of bell and whistle to the men and equipment in the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102639 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Herzog After the derailment here a week earlier, crews are working to rebuild a retaining wall taken out as a result of the derailment. Crews completely dug out the dirt behind the wall. After rebuilding the wall, the dirt will be replaced, followed by ballast, followed by the northbound Light Rail track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102636 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Littleton, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF has a handful of blue CEFX AC4400CW leasers on the system. They seem to run primarily between the Powder River Basin and Texas. Which means we see a lot of them on the Joint Line in Colorado! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102635 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Littleton, CO 1921 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Chatfield Reservoir is Acequia. The tracks diverge from US-85 along here, but the High Line Canal Trail follows the tracks, offering shots like this one. This southbound coal load has just started on the double track portion of the Joint Line and is in Run 8 for the trip to Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102634 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Littleton, CO 1899 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It took crews about 48 hours to cleanup, repair and reopen the tracks through the Littleton Trench after the derailment on January 17, 2009. A little over a week later, a coal load heads south on Main 3, leaving the trench behind. A couple sets of Herzog trains work on Main 1 in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102629 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 18, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 1876 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF How many tractors can you count in this shot!? Note the clearly missing retaining wall on the right side of the picture. Going to be awhile before Light Rail service is restored! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102628 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 18, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 1930 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Debris is being dumped into the gondola on Main 3. If you look closely at Main 1, you can see a gap in the rail. I believe everything south of this gap will be ripped up and replaced with new track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102627 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 18, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 2215 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A look south toward the derailment site. You can see where Main 2 has clearly been removed so work crews can cleanup the mess. Main 3 appears to be mostly intact. A bit of tamping and regulating will no doubt be necessary! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102626 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 18, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Littleton, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The work train being used to haul away scrap (and replace track with track panels) sits on Main 3. Tractors run up and down Main 2 and Main 1, dumping debris into the gondola in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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