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Photo ID: 113961
Date Shot
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Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Littleton to Englewood
Littleton, CO
72
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Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF
This could possibly be the last time I get the opportunity to shoot BNSF 2026 in its red, white, and blue celebratory scheme. It is bringing up the rear of a BNSF Employee Appreciation Special that is headed into the Little Trench on Main 1. A significant thunderstorm that passed through Denver about an hour earlier is slowly making its way out toward the plains.
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Photo ID: 113954
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Littleton to Englewood
Littleton, CO
51
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Railroad
Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF
Some very dark clouds from a major thunderstorm linger toward the east as BNSF 2026 accelerates toward a green signal on Main 1 at Littleton. The train will only go a bit further, down to the C-470 overpass, before switching directions and returning back to Denver.
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Photo ID: 113953
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Littleton to Englewood
Littleton, CO
52
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Railroad
Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF
Just north of Littleton on Main 1, BNSF 2026 is rolling slow right now as they face a red signal at Littleton. A Major thunderstorm, which include dime-sized hail, passed over the downtown area just as the special was departing. The storm has moved more out to the east at this point, creating a dramatic scene.
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Photo ID: 111827
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Littleton to Englewood
Littleton, CO
338
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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.
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Photo ID: 111826
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Littleton to Englewood
Littleton, CO
418
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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.
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