Photo ID: 112765 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Sedalia Douglas County, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is very fascinating to me how some brush fires can actually leave quite a bit of unburned foliage behind. That appears to be the case here, as BNSF's fire train sprays water along the right-of-way. Although there are clouds building up, there would not be any rain to offer relief from the heat today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112764 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Sedalia Douglas County, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF You can very clearly see the areas where a brush far has burned away foliage on both sides of Main 1 along the Joint Line. High temperatures this July have contributed to the fires, as all but three days (so far) have been 90ºF (33ºC). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112763 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Sedalia Douglas County, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's "fire train" is making a reverse move on Main 1 (in CTC limits) as firefights unleash water on a few smoldering hot spots from a small brush fire that started earlier in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112762 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Sedalia Douglas County, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Several firefighters spray water, pumped through these special tank cars, on hot spots from a brush fire that started alongside the tracks. The train is actually making a slow reverse move here, making multiple applications to the hotspots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112761 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Sedalia Douglas County, CO 45 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Did you know that BNSF actually has a firefighting train that is based in Denver? I've seen it many, many times, sitting at the yard in Denver. However, this is the first time I've actually seen it in action! A few small brush fires along Main 1 south of Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111827 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In the mid-1980s, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, and the City of Littleton worked to lower the tracks on the Joint Line through the heart of the town, eliminating several grade crossing. It increased efficiency and safety. 40 years later, and many trains still traverse the trench every day! Here, a BNSF coal empty and oil empty each wait for a recrew to continue their respective journeys. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111826 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 187 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Looking north toward Denver, we find two trains currently tied down in the Littleton trench on Mains 2 and 3. The tank train on Main 3 is actually an oil empty that, once it gets recrewed, will head west on the Moffat to be loaded in Wellington, UT. Of the five tracks, the two on the left are owned by RTD and are part of the RTD Light Rail transit system. The center track in Main 1 of the Joint Line and is owned by UP. The final two tracks are Main 2 and Main 3 of the Joint Line (respectively), and are both owned by BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111825 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Littleton, CO 125 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Ferromex, BNSF A visitor from across the southern border is helping out on a northbound BNSF train this Sunday afternoon. Ferromex is the main railroad in Mexico, along with Kansas City Southern de Mexico. This particular unit looks like it could stand a bit of fresh paint. The door is also open. This is actually the second time I've noticed the nose door open on a Ferromex unit in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111824 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Littleton, CO 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of the start of triple track at Littleton, this northbound empty sits stopped on Main 2. Both Main 2 and Main 3 are blocked by tied down trains between Littleton and Englewood, effectively turning that part of the triple track into a single track main. There are two southbounds that needs to come through before it will be this trains turn. The train's cars carry the blades for wind turbines, obviously currently empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110563 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, DODX A southbound BNSF special rolls by on Main 1, heading for the Joint Line. Forty years ago, this scene would've only had two tracks in view. Now, from left-to-right, we have Main 3 and Main 2, both owned by BNSF. Then, Main 1, owned by UP. The two tracks on the right are RTD's Light Rail tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110562 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF special is on Main 1 as a northbound tank train slows on Main 2, preparing to tie down at the intermodal signal the head end is approaching. There is another northbound on Main 2 in the next block, so this tank train currently has no place it can go. Additionally, a northbound BNSF coal emtpy is tied down on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110561 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 190 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A coal empty on the left is tied down on Main 3 as a coal load is in Run 8 pulling southbound on Main 1. An SD70ACe and a pre-production ES44AC lead the load through the Littleton Trench. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110560 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is not uncommon for BNSF to tie trains down on Mains 2 and 3 between Littleton and South Denver to wait for recrews. Indeed, the coal load to left, on Main 1, had been tied down on Main 2 at Englewood. However, with a fresh crew onboard, the train is now pulling through the Littleton Trench alongside a northbound coal empty on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110526 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 188 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF We have a lot of tracks visible here at this intermediate between Englewood and Littleton. Closest to the camera is Main 3. The train, currently tied down with no crew, is on Main 2. These two mains are owned by BNSF. The next track over in Main 1, owned by Union Pacific (although BNSF dispatches all three main tracks). The next two tracks are RTD's Light Rail tracks. Lastly, a stub track for switching some industries off the mains are on the far side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110525 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Kansas City Southern de Mexico, BNSF A southbound BNSF manifest, with two leased units on the point, just tied down here on Main 3. There are also four trains currently tied down on Main 2, meaning Main 1 is now the only open main track between Englewood and Littleton for both northbound and southbound trains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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