Photo ID: 113952 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In the OS at 20th Street, BNSF's Employee Appreciation Special prepares for a departure south on the Joint Line on Main 2. This is an area that has radically changed in the last 25 years. These tracks were in what was mostly a dirt field back at the start of the 2000s. Now, it is surrounded by apartment and office buildings. The track that runs straight to the left leads to UP's North Yard and BNSF's Rennicks Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113951 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The previous day, I made the 4 hour drive up to Alliance, NE for some shots of BNSF's 250th Anniversary units on an Employee Appreciate Special. The train came down from Alliance to Denver overnight to make two runs south on the Joint Line to Littleton for Denver-based employees able to participate. BNSF 2026 will lead the train south. It is currently sitting on Main 2 at 20th Street as passengers load. BNSF placed an American flag and a Colorado flag on the cab of BNSF 2026. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113656 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This UP passenger special departed Fraser, CO just before 10am. The train left with two crews on board. One was a Moffat crew and one was a Joint Line crew. UP crews for the Moffat are based out of Denver, and Joint Line crews are based out of Pueblo. After arriving at Prospect Jct, the train stopped for about 10 minutes and the Moffat crew detrained and the Pueblo crew took over. UP did this to keep the train moving as quickly as possible. UP CEO Jim Vena is on board, so UP is going to keep the train moving! Here, the train is departing Prospect Jct, crossing the South Platte River, and approaching 20th Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111443 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 289 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific After sitting still at Prospect Jct for nearly 90 minutes, this UP manifest is finally on the move southbound. A broken rail south of Littleton on Main 1 has all southbound trains stopped. This train, the MNYPU, typically runs on the Joint Line overnight in the dark, so catching it in daylight is a rare opportunity. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110558 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 367 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) DODX, BNSF The Department of Energy recently built this 12-axle nuclear waste car, named Atlas. The car will apparently be used by the Navy in the transportation of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear ships in the US fleet. The car is headed for the testing center near Avondale, CO Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110557 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ET44C4 leads a southbound BNSF special across the South Platte River. This track is used to connect the Joint Line to UP's North Yard and BNSF's Rennick's Yard. This train had to back out of BNSF's yard to Prospect Jct to then continue south here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106279 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 31, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1937 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest pulls on to the north end of the Joint Line at 20th Street. The train had been holding at a red signal, waiting for a few other trains to clear up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103755 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 6, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 (20th Street) Denver, CO 2474 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey At the very start of the Joint Line (20th Street), the Circus Train heads south on Main 2 with the addition of an SD70MAC. This is the first time I've ever shot 20th Street from the north side of the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103730 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 8, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 2256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A coal load heads south at 20th Street with the same crew that brought the train down the Brush Sub. The train will make a quick stop at Kalamath Street to swap out crews so the next crew can the train to La Junta. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102799 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 (20th Street) Denver, CO 2006 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A baretable train consisting entirely of TOFC flat cars heads south out of Rennicks Yard and starts its journey on the Joint Line. The train is headed for Oklahoma City, OK, where the cars will presumably be placed in storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102798 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 0 (20th Street) Denver, CO 2147 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At the north end of the Joint Line, two units bring a rotary plow into Denver. The plow is based in Alliance, NE, but was moved down to Pueblo in case it was needed after a major Spring blizzard. My understanding is that its services were not ultimately needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102454 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 2659 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF As I was passing Union Station, I happened to notice the good old "Vomit Bonnet" in the Lodo Siding on the tail end of a southbound coal load. For those not familiar with this unique paint scheme, it was a test scheme conceived of after the BNSF merger. If a slightly different decision had been made, this could have been the scheme applied to all new units (instead o the Heritage scheme)! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1877 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal load, waiting for a fresh crew, is tied down on the Lodo Siding northwest of Union Station. All of the buildings in the background have been constructed over the past ten years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102328 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I was waiting here at 20th Street for a loaded BNSF coal train to come down from Prospect Junction (the track on the far left). The train loaded the day before on the Utah Railway near Helper, UT. Unfortunately, a different BNSF coal load (from the Powder River Basin) came along to tie down on the Lodo siding, so I had to settle for this shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102187 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 29, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 1977 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This is the northern start of the 120-mile Joint Line in Colorado. MP 0.0 at 20th Street. An empty UP rail train comes down from Prospect Junction at North Yard, preparing to enter Main 1 to proceed south. Curving off to the right, BNSF tracks head toward their own 31st Street Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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