Photo ID: 113960 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At the south end of the Littleton Trench, BNSF 1776 and BNSF 3336 lead an Employee Appreciation Special north. The train just completed the first of two runs south from Denver to Littleton. Denver-based BNSF employees and their families were welcome to ride the passenger train for the roughly 12 mile (one way) trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113959 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 1776, sporting a fantastic red, white, and blue scheme in honor of the United States 250th Birthday, heads north on Main 1 toward the Littleton Trench, just north of the start of the triple track at Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113958 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A storm that generated dime-sized hail in Denver, and could possible release quarter-sized hail on the plains, makes for a dramatic backdrop to BNSF 2026, which just finished its southbound run from Denver to Littleton. The train will shortly depart north to go back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113957 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 71 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I really like the flags that BNSF decided to add to the 2026 here in Denver for the journey south on the Joint Line to Littleton. The Employee Appreciation Special will shortly depart north to head back to Denver to unload passengers and load new passengers before a second departure this evening at 6pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113956 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I was very fortunate to come across this American Flag along the tracks. A perfect subject in the foreground with BNSF 1776 in the background. BNSF 1776 is painted in a special scheme to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States this year. The unit is on an Employee Appreciation Special here just south of Littleton on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113403 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF With the implementation of the EPA Tier 4 standards in 2015, railroads have all but stopped purchasing new locomotives from EMD (Caterpillar) and GE (Wabtec). The Tier 4 locomotives available from both manufacturers are more expensive and more complicated, which has discouraged railroads from purchasing many. Most of the locomotives ordered new in the last decade have been "Tier 4 credit units". These are Tier 3 units (ES44ACs) that railroads have received from emissions credits. Both of the ES44ACHs (or ES44AHs) on this southbound coal load at Acequia are credit units, delivered in late 2023 and early 2024. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113402 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 184 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound coal load is passing over the C-470 freeway and underneath the relatively new onramp from southbound US-85 onto eastbound C-470. The train is on Main 1, owned here by Union Pacific, and dispatched by BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113242 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Big Lift, a BNSF coal load is pulling up the 1.2% grade on the climb up Palmer Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113241 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 165 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ES44AC and an SD70ACe lead a southbound loaded at the Black Thunder Mine in Wyoming in the Powder River Basin. It is likely headed to a power plant in Texas. The trees are still looking pretty good here Plum Creek south of Chatfield Reservoir. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113240 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF coal load is hard at work on Main 1 at Acequia near Chatfield Reservoir. Pikes Peak is visible in the distance as the train passes by some trees, many of whom have lost their leaves for the year, but a few are still sporting fall colors. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112887 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 25, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Denver, CO 474 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Amtrak AMTK 22 and AMTK 134 heads south on Main 1 of the Joint Line, just south of Acequia. Unfortunately, a few traffic lights through Littleton hemmed me up long enough to prevent the shot I wanted to get...but this one isn't too bad with the Front Range visible in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111841 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 372 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound grain train has had a short reprieve from the climb to Palmer Lake, but it is about to start up the 1.5% grade toward the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111840 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 544 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, CPRR Bringing up the rear of this southbound unit grain train is a Canadian Pacific ES44AC and a BNSF AC4400CW. This same train has a Canadian National and CSX unit on the head end, making for a very colorful train overall. On this particular day, I saw the following railroads represented: Amtrak, Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Ferromex, Canadian National, CSX, and Canadian Pacific! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 423 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, CSX, BNSF If you were unfamiliar with the terrain here, you might think this shot was taken somewhere east of the Mississippi! After all, a CN/CSX lash up is rare enough, but it is almost unheard of in Colorado. CN 3368, an AC44C6M, and CSX 3293, an ET44AH, lead the way south on Main 1 in perfect afternoon light on Super Bowl Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF I wanted to get a few shots of this southbound grain train as it is pretty rare to find either a Canadian National or CSX unit in Colorado, let alone seeing those two together! Longs Peak is clearly visible, snow capped, in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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