Photo ID: 109970 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of New Hillrose Morgan County, CO 145 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Approaching the east end of BNSF's Brush Subdivision, this Q-Train is crossing the South Platte River on the final day of 2023. Not far ahead, the train will (seamlessly) move from BNSF's Brush Sub to UP's Julesburg Sub. BNSF has trackage rights on the Julesburg Sub between Union (just ahead) and Sterling, CO. Indeed, BNSF is the only railroad that uses this 24-mile stretch of UP's Julesburg Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109969 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crest to Wiggins Morgan County, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After meeting a westbound at the siding of Crest, this eastbound on the move again between Crest and Wiggins. The siding of Crest itself is somewhat isolated and not easily accessible. Whereas the other sidings on the Brush Sub are visible from I-76. While most of this Q-Train consists of double stack containers, if you look toward the end, you'll notice a handful of auto racks and a few general manifest cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106595 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Brush Morgan County, CO 1470 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Hard to believe that the GE "Evolution Series" engine (in all its various forms) has been around for nearly 15 years now. And man has it proven to be a popular model! GE has produced of 4,000 units just for BNSF and UP alone! More than 7,000 units have been produced for all North American railroads combined. Here, an ES44C4 leads a westbound Q-Train in between Brush and Fort Morgan. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106594 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Brush Morgan County, CO 1539 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF If you are a fan of corn on the cob, there is a chance that the last corn you ate came from Colorado! This westbound Q-Train is passing by a corn field in between Brush, CO and Fort Morgan, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106584 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Morgan County, CO 1443 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Over the last few years, BNSF has sunk a lot of money into the Brush Sub! Most of the sidings between Denver and Brush have been extended by several thousand feet. The siding of Bijou, the west switch of which this Z-Train is passing by, is no exception. The signal is located almost directly beneath a road bridge. BNSF has actually built a whole new siding, named Corona, between Bijou and Wiggins. All-in-all, BNSF has laid over seven miles of new track to extend existing sidings or create a new one. Hudson was extended from 6,146 feet to 15,256 feet. Roggen was extended from 7,048 feet to 14,966 feet. Crest was extended from 7,133 feet to 10,078 feet. Bijou was extended from 7,870 feet to 17,285 feet. As is evidenced by this shot, the Denver-Chicago Z-Train hauls both FedEx and UPS trailers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106583 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bijou Morgan County, CO 1391 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound coal load, which had been tied down in the siding of Bijou just west of Fort Morgan, has just received a relief crew and is getting ready to head west. Before the dispatcher will align it out the siding, however, the train must wait for a Z-Train and an S-Train (Stack Train). Here, the new conductor on the westbound is on the ground to give the Z-Train a roll-by. Note that there is a little bit of a grade for eastbounds here, climbing up toward Fort Morgan and Brush. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106582 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bijou Morgan County, CO 1563 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When it comes to trains, Colorado has always been known for coal. But if you are looking to get some pictures of double stacks - or intermodal trains in general - Colorado is likely not the first place that would come to mind. However, BNSF does run an eastbound Z-Train daily from Denver to Chicago. The train departs Denver between 6:30am and 7:00am. It is the highest priority train for BNSF in Colorado. Here, a pair of units has the train rolling east on a clear signal at West Bijou. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106581 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bijou Morgan County, CO 1405 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF When I set out on the Brush Sub on this particular morning, my main goal was to try to track down and chase BNSF's Denver to Chicago Z-Train. As luck would have it, the train caught up to me just west of Fort Morgan. An ES44C4 and an ES44DC lead the train on this first day of fall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106580 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Bijou Morgan County, CO 1416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound (soon to be northbound) coal empty, headed for the West Black Thunder Mine in Wyoming, approaches the west switch of the siding of Bijou. I-76 is visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106538 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Morgan County, CO 1273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Once upon a time (about 30 years ago), there would have been a switch in this shot. This is where the UP Julesburg Sub continue on to La Salle and the BN line (now the BNSF Brush Sub) broke away to head to Brush and Denver. Now, there is simply a signal on their side. The track beyond the signal is in TWC/ABS limits and is owned by Union Pacific (although dispatched by BNSF). The track on the photographer's side of the signal is in CTC limits and is owned by BNSF. There is no train currently coming from behind the photographer. The signal is green because it is an automatic block signal. Since there is no track occupancy beyond the signal (or in the block beyond that), the signal is green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106537 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Morgan County, CO 1723 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF At Union, this westbound BNSF coal load is now back on CTC as the DPU crosses County Road 34.2. The tracks leave the road here and cross the South Platte River before going through Hillrose, CO on the way to Brush. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.