Photo ID: 111329 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Montana Rail Link, BNSF While I was very sad when MRL (Montana Rail Link) ceased to exist at the start of 2024 after BNSF took it over, the one possible benefit is that all the MRL power is now owned by BNSF. And, as a result, MRL units are now roaming BNSF's system, offering greater opportunities to get shots of units outside of Montana. Such is the case here as an MRL SD70ACe is the second unit on an eastbound coal empty headed for the Powder River Basin. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111328 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Something of a rare pair of units lead an eastbound coal empty on the siding at Irondale. A Heritage AC4400CW and an MRL SD70ACe are the power today. Interestingly, the SD70ACe (and possibly the AC4400CW) were put on the train in Denver. Not sure if the power was swapped out, or simply needed servicing before continuing east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111327 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Barr Commerce City, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After a westbound coal load overtook this Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO manifest at Tonville, the manifest got its turn to continue east toward Denver. The train is slowing as it has an Approach (yellow) signal at the east end of Irondale. It will be meeting an eastbound coal empty there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111326 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 17, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Barr Commerce City, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF While the plains are, obviously, significantly flatter than the mountain, that is not to suggest that they are entirely flat. As you can see here, there is a hill east of Denver on the Brush Sub that this westbound coal load has just climbed over. This train was loaded at the Rawhide coal mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and is headed for Smithers, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111251 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Adams County, CO 92 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Four ES44s (a mix of ES44ACs and ES44C4s) lead an extremely long intermodal train that is actually originating from the Logistics Center Hudson, about 30 miles northeast of Denver. The massive train is headed for the piers in Long Beach, CA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver, CO to Lincoln, NE manifest has just cleared the west switch of Irondale. The headlights on the Chicago, IL to Denver, CO Z-train are back on bright, ready to roll west the rest of the way in to the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 4135, A Heritage 2 painted C44-9W lead five additional GE units in to the siding at Irondale with a Lincoln-bound manifest. The train is meeting BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train, which is holding the main. The manifest had an issue with its wheel count, and will meet the train master at the east end of Irondale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale to Sand Creek Commerce City, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest rolls along Colorado Highway 2 between Sand Creek and Irondale. The train just departed the yard and is on its way to Lincoln, NE. The skyline of Denver stands tall, set against the background of the Colorado Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Irondale Commerce City, CO 191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF You can see that the switch is bent and aligned in to the siding of Irondale at the west switch. It might appear that the signal is displaying a red over dark aspect, but it is actually red over flashing red...the shot is just in the middle of the flash. This is a restricting indication as the siding of Irondale does not have any occupancy. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 177 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Two ES44ACs lead a westbound Z-train on the main at Irondale. There are two more units DPU'd on the tail end of the train. This hot train has a lot of JB Hunt, Amazon Prime, and FedEx containers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Chicago to Denver Z-train is holding up on the main at Irondale, the first siding east of Denver. There currently is no route for the train to get through the yard to Rennicks, so it has to hold here for one eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109011 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a power river coal load east on the main track at Irondale. While coal has all but disappeared from the Moffat, coal is still flowing regularly from the power river in Wyoming, down the Brush Sub to the Joint Line. Upon reaching Denver, this southbound train will tie down at South Denver to wait for a recrew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106523 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 1628 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This SD40-2 has some interesting equipment added to its roof. It appears as though it may be related to the remote control capabilities of the unit. No doubt this unit will be used as a yard switcher either at 38th Street or Rennicks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106522 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 1801 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF It sure is great that, in 2017, there is still a large number of Warbonnets that are really in very good condition, considering the age of their paint. BNSF 784 is one such example on this westbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106521 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 1546 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF This westbound BNSF manifest has a clear shot the rest of the way in to the yard at Denver. It is currently running on clear signals at Irondale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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