Photo ID: 108064 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Highlands Ranch, CO 967 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of GEs shoves hard on the tail end of a southbound coal load on Main 1. The train is crossing over CO-85 not far south of the end of triple track at Littleton. For decades, Main 1 here had been dispatched by Rio Grande and then Union Pacific and Main 2 here had been dispatched by Santa Fe and then BNSF. That all changed 18 months ago when the railroads swapped duties. BNSF now dispatches Main 1 - which also happens to be CTC now - and UP now dispatches Main 2 - which is still operated using Track Warrants and ABS. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108063 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Highlands Ranch, CO 886 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal train is about to hit the start of the grade on its climb to the top of Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake. Northbounds, going down hill, make the trip in about an hour. Southbound loads often can take anywhere from 1-4 hours to make the climb! The train is crossing C-470 just south of the end of triple track at Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108062 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 23, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Highlands Ranch, CO 947 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Kansas City Southern The area around Santa Fe Drive (US-85) and C-470 has become quite the busy, urban scene in recent years. CDOT is working on adding a toll lane to C-470. The Joint Line - both Mains 1 and 2 - cross over C-470. An on-ramp from southbound Santa Fe to eastbound C-470 now crosses over the mains. A coal empty glides by on Main 2, approaching the CTC limits of the triple main track at Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106282 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 31, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 1833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific A southbound UP manifest approaches a clear signal at Littleton where the train will leave CTC behind and enter Track Warrant territory on Main 1. In the foreground is RTD Light Rail line. This is the C and D line that opened 22 years ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106281 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 31, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 1618 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a southbound BNSF coal train from the CTC triple track and onto Main 1, controlled by UP DS-54 under track warrants. To the left, you can see the south end of the RTD's C/D Light Rail line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104545 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 17, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 1964 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF For southbounds, Littleton marks the location where CTC (and three main tracks) is left behind in favor of TWC/ABS (and only two main tracks). While southbounds may find themselves on any of the three tracks leading up to Littleton, south of Littleton they nearly always find themselves on Main 1. Such is the case here as a pair of GEs lead a BNSF manifest south on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100783 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 29, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 1865 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF While there is some clutter in the way in this picture, I like some of the things that are included: The pedestrian foot bridge at Mineral Street, the Light Rail station at Mineral, and the signal bridges at Littleton marking the end of the CTC triple track and the start of the TWC double track (when heading south). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 100205 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 28, 2003 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 2662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Rio Grande After crossing over to main two at Sedalia, the south local is returning to North Yard. It is currently crossing over County Line Road in Littleton, approaching the end of the track controlled by track warrant. Another two miles up the tracks and the local will be within the triple track mainline controlled by CTC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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