Photo ID: 102342 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Spruce, CO 1618 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After meeting a parade of southbounds at Academy and Monument, this BNSF manifest is finally on Main Two and has a track warrant all the way to Littleton. While southbounds have to work hard to climb the 1.2% ruling grade, northbounds get to glide down the same grade into Denver. As a result, Main Two tends to move a bit faster then Main One! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102341 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 50 Spruce, CO 1791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Two miles north of Palmer Lake and this BNSF manifest has an approach (yellow) signal as it heads south on Main One. In addition to the two C44-9Ws, the train as a GP60B in the consist. The GP60B's were produced in the early 1990s for Santa Fe and originally wore the Warbonnet scheme. All have since been repainted, but they are very likely the last cabless ("B") units that either EMD or GE will ever produce! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102336 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 50 Spruce, CO 1568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This BNSF coal load has reached the sag, about two miles north of Palmer Lake. This was once the location of a railroad crossover when the Santa Fe crossed the Rio Grande. This was prior to the Joint Line roughly 90 years ago! Now, with the formation of the Joint Line, southbounds on Main One descend down a grade from BNSF track to UP track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102335 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 47 Spruce, CO 1644 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Much of the terrain along the Joint Line between Castle Rock and Palmer Lake is very mountain-like. Lots of pine trees and hills. One possible exception is the open plains region near Spruce. Here, there is a large open valley with a few rolling hills and lots of open land. A BNSF coal train cuts through the middle on Main One as its trek to the "top of the hill" at Palmer Lake is almost complete. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100333 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 11, 2004 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Spruce Spruce, CO 1754 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After stopping to let the four units on the loaded coal train cool off, the southbound continue from Spruce towards the top of the hill at Palmer Lake, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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