Photo ID: 113428 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon to Pueblo Pueblo County, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Roughly 110 miles south of Denver, three DPUs bring up the tail end of a southbound loaded grain train. BNSF 5213 is sporting some pretty serious radiator burn, with the paint largely gone on the long hood. The train is headed for Barstow, CA and, once upon a time, probably would have run over Raton Pass. However, no traffic...other than Amtrak's Southwest Chief...has run over Raton Pass in years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113427 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon to Pueblo Pueblo County, CO 54 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On Sunday, October 15, 2023, the east half of this bridge carrying BNSF's Pikes Peak Sub over I-25 collapsed due to a broken rail. A loaded coal train derailed as a result of the broken rail, striking the bridge support. The highway was closed for four days for cleanup and repairs. BNSF trains ran on UP's mainline further to the east during the closure. Over two years later, a loaded grain train headed for Barstow, CA crosses over the bridge and I-25 on its way south toward Pueblo and points beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113426 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon to Bragdon Pueblo County, CO 34 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of the Pinon Road grade crossing between Nixon and Bragdon, a southbound BNSF coal load, led by a pair of SD70ACes, head quickly south on Main 1 on the downhill grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113425 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon Pueblo County, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Here at Bragdon, roughly eight miles north of Pueblo, is where the Joint Line officially comes to an end. From here, BNSF trains use BNSF track both directions and UP trains use UP tracks both directions. There are crossovers between the mains so trains can use the appropriate track. A southbound BNSF coal load comes through the OS at Bragdon as a little sun breaks through an mostly overcast afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113424 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon to Bragdon Fountain, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After sitting for roughly an hour near the Nixon Power Plant for a crew change, BNSF 3297 has a new crew and is rolling south again on Main 1, crossing a small creek that feeds into Fountain Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 108 (Bragdon) Bragdon, CO 2821 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Most shots from Bragdon show southbounds coming off the double track on Main 1. I wanted to find a new perspective, so I found this shot of a northbound approaching Bragdon on Main 2. The diverging route in the picture is used when BNSF trains coming out of Pueblo need to cross over to Main 2, or on the rare occasion when BNSF trains run the "wrong way" on Main 2 from Crews and have to cross back over to the BNSF main into Pueblo. The train approaching a BNSF coal empty that is running on UP's main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102246 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon Pueblo, CO 2830 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The Joint Line in Colorado between Union Pacific and BNSF officially ends (at its southern point) at Bragdon. Here, the BNSF track is the western track, leading to the BNSF yard in Pueblo. Likewise, the UP track is the eastern track, leading to their yard. Here, a BNSF manifest is on the main track (the siding of Bragdon in the foreground) as it heads for Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101553 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 25, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon Pueblo, CO 2363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Nearly 109 miles south of Denver Union Station, the Colorado State Fair Express passes the famous triple-signals at Bragdon. Bragdon is where track warrants end and CTC starts (for trains headed south). The special is staying on Main 1 which is BNSF owned and dispatched. The next track over is the Bragdon siding, also owned by BNSF. The last track to the right crosses trains over between Main 1 and Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.