Photo ID: 113245 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock to Larkspur Castle Rock, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 6064 just passed another green intermediate as it gets close to the south end of the "Castle Rock Corridor", where Main 1 parallels I-25 for a little over eight miles south of Castle Rock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113244 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock to Larkspur Castle Rock, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The Frontage Road on the west side of I-25 is currently closed due to construction of the Crystal Valley Parkway bridge, just visible in the distance. A southbound BNSF coal load rolls by the south end of the closure, which has been in place for over a year at this point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113243 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 19, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock to Larkspur Castle Rock, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Castle Rock, there is a bridge being built across I-25, the Frontage Roads on both sides of I-25, and Main 1. This is a continuation of the road Crystal Valley Parkway. As you can see in this picture, the bridge itself has been built. But there is still a lot of work to come as interchanges with I-25 are going to be built. The frontage road on the west side of I-25 is closed and has been completely torn up in places, but will eventually be reopened. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2027. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112760 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock to Larkspur Douglas County, CO 345 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This is a spot that I have thought about shooting at, but I never got around to it until today! Love the wall of trees that this southbound unit coal train is passing as it cuts into the 1.2% grade. Uncountable thousands of coal trains have passed this way since the Powder River Basin really started mining in the mid-to-late 1980s. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112759 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock to Larkspur Douglas County, CO 322 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal load parallels I-25 just north of Larkspur. Main 1 sticks pretty close to I-25 from Castle Rock to the I-25 exit for Larkspur. There, the highway continues over the ridge to Greenland, while the tracks cut through Larkspur, keeping the grade to roughly 1.2%. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.