Photo ID: 111368 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Regional Transportation District In 2016, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) started construction on the "N-Line". A commuter rail line connecting Denver Union Station with the suburbs of Commerce City, Thornton, and Northglenn. In this shot, an N-Line commuter train slows on the overpass alongside BNSF's engine house. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111367 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of units sit on the north side of BNSF's engine house. In the morning sun, it is very clear that BNSF's original "Heritage" scheme was indeed a dark green and orange, rather than the modern black and orange. BNSF 2371 started life as Forth Worth and Denver in June 1980. To date, it has not had a major rebuild, and is still standard GP38-2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111366 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A few engine sets sit at the fuel racks at BNSF's engine facility. It looks like BNSF replaced the doors for the two tracks that enter the engine facility with transparent doors! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111365 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots GMTX Sitting near BNSF's engine facility is an SD40-2 (or, former SD40-2) in the green and silver GATX Locomotive Group. I could not find information about the heritage of the unit, or if it was indeed still considered an SD40-2, or if it has been rebuilt to different specifications. The unit will be sent to Longmont the next day for switching duties. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111309 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This shot is just an overview shot of BNSF's engine house and facilities. Unlike UP, which has moved all but the most minor of maintenance out of Denver, BNSF still does some more substantial maintenance on engines here in Denver. How cool it would be to see this exact same perspective 40 years ago... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111307 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF I've probably made this comment before on another picture, but it still never ceases to amaze me just how many Warbonnets are still on the rails in 2024. And, in addition, just how many of them are still in pretty decent shape, considering it has been around thirty years since any of them were painted. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111306 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 94 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Montana Rail Link, BNSF Buried in the fuel tracks at BNSF's 38th Street engine house, this MRL SD70ACe (4305) awaits its next assignment. BNSF took control of MRL at the start of 2024. Since then, the MRL power has been scattered across the BNSF system, being assigned to trains like any other BNSF unit. However, the MRL units are not (yet) equipped with PTC, so they, sadly, never on the point of a train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111244 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF An SD60M and an SD75I, in matching New Image schemes, sit near the engine house in Denver. BNSF 1448 was sported Cascade Green with a white BN herald on the nose. BNSF 290 originally wore the Warbonnet scheme. Very interesting finding these two units together. They are pretty rare in 2024 as most of either model have been in long term storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111242 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 97 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF I love that nearly 30 years after the merger between Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, you can still find units holding on to their Cascade Green schemes! True, the paint is a bit shoddy, but it is still BN green. An SD40-2 and a former GP30, rebuilt into a GP38-3, hang out near the engine house. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111241 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF A handful of BNSF units sit near the engine facility in Denver. There are actually typically more units sitting here, but things are a bit light on this Sunday morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110830 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Here is a wide variety of classic EMD units, most of which have been rebuilt to one extent or another. BNSF 2549 is a GP39-3, rebuilt from a GP30. You can still see the GP30 dynamic brake intakes and two of the three radiator fans. Back in the distance on the next track over, you can see what was once an SD45-2, now an SD40-2. The power is sitting at the shop, just off of the main through Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110829 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It looks like a well car must have been bad-ordered and set out here near the engine house. Considering it has two JB Hunt double stacks, it seems possible this was cut out of the Denver to Chicago Z-Train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110828 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 127 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern de Mexico So in this shot, we have a Canadian unit in CP 8860 and a Mexican unit in KCSM 4548 sit in the middle of the US here in Denver. Of course, both these units are now owned by CPKC, the first (and so far only) railroad to span from Canada to Mexico. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110827 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF I have long appreciated the fact that, when patching old Santa Fe and Burlington Northern units, BNSF matched the color scheme for the patches. Unlike UP, which simply slapped a yellow and red patch on the cabs. Nearly 30 years after the BNSF merger, a blue and yellow GP39-2 is seen hanging out around the Denver yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110826 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Unlike UP, which has essentially moved all maintenance out of Denver, BNSF still has a fair amount of maintenance that takes places in Denver. Additionally, BNSF tends to have more power hanging out in Denver compared to UP. As seen here, the service and ready tracks around the shops are packed full of power. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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