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Photo ID: 103753
Date Shot
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Monday, June 6, 2011 Kevin Morgan
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
1892
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Brush (BNSF) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
The longest passenger train in the United States heads into BNSF's 31st Street Yard. Once there, the train will stop for about 90 minutes to recrew and add a third unit to the consist for the trip over the Palmer Divide.
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Photo ID: 103752
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 6, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
2276
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Brush (BNSF) Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
A shot of the tail end of the passenger cars on the Red Circus Train as it comes down the last part of the Brush Sub to enter BNSF's Yard. Looks like some of the performers are enjoying the summer afternoon.
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Photo ID: 103751
Date Shot
Photo By
Monday, June 6, 2011 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
2388
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
The Circus Train is in town! Well...passing through town anyway. It is actually headed for Colorado Springs via the Joint Line. A pair of BNSF units brought the train across Nebraska and down the Brush Sub earlier in the day.
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Photo ID: 103623
Date Shot
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Sunday, December 5, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
2015
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A westbound coal load approaches the east end of BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver. While some coal trains stop in the yard for a crew change, this coal load is going to be taken south to the Lodo Siding (near Kalamath Street) to be tied down.
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Photo ID: 102997
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
1718
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
This is just about as brand new as you can get! This coal load consisted of unit aluminum hoppers built in April 2009. The hoppers boast a "Rapid Discharge" system. Appears that a single door that spans the base of the hopper opens, allow the coal to be quickly dropped out.
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Photo ID: 102996
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
1759
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Just outside of BNSF's 31st Street Yard, an empty unit auto rack train slowly approaches a lunar signal to enter the yard. The train would ultimately head for Rennicks and the Front Range Sub.
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Photo ID: 102779
Date Shot
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Friday, March 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
1742
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Gotta love the plow-totally-covered-in-snow shot! A pair of ES44AC's lead up a coal load. Not long ago, this train would have almost certainly been led by a pair of SD70MACs.
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Photo ID: 102778
Date Shot
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Friday, March 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Commerce City, CO
2125
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
A westbound BNSF coal load coming from the Powder River Basin passes the Oil Refinery in Commerce City. The signal in the distance in the hold signal at Riverside.
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Photo ID: 102538
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1656
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
This is one of those Warbonnets that you almost hope gets repainted sooner rather than later! The red in particular has faded out to a pinkish color.
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Photo ID: 102533
Date Shot
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1696
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
I came around the bend on Brighton Blvd (the road in the foreground) and came face to face with the eastbound HLINDEN (Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO) manifest. I pulled over to the shoulder to grab a few shots.
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Photo ID: 102410
Date Shot
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Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1643
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Waiting for a signal into the yard, BNSF's Lincoln to Denver manifest sits just east of the yard on the Brush mainline. BNSF's Beer Run just got into the yard and will have to enter the OS here at the east end to cut some cars. Hence the reason for the manifest holding here.
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Photo ID: 102409
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1797
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Brush (BNSF) CSX
At the east entrance to BNSF's 31st Street Yard, the Lincoln, NE to Denver manifest (HLINDEN) had a CSX GP40-2 in the consist. We don't see CSX units in Colorado too often, and this is definitely the first four-axle power from CSX I've seen!
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Photo ID: 102114
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, May 30, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1783
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Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
The last hint of light is about to disappear in the western sky as Amtrak 6 comes creeping by on the Brush Sub after departing Denver. Unfortunately, a freight train that departed on the Brush Sub ahead of Amtrak got stuck at a red signal, delaying Amtrak about 10 minutes. had the delay not occurred, the sunset would have been a bit more spectacular!
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Photo ID: 101813
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, December 29, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
2312
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Brush (BNSF) Amtrak
The westbound California Zephyr is running nearly eight hours late as it approaches the east end of 31st Street. An unfortunate accident in the Chicago area on BNSF resulted in a fatality. Amtrak was delayed due to the resulting NTSB investigation.
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Photo ID: 101668
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, November 3, 2007 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 539
Denver, CO
1609
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Brush (BNSF) BNSF
Just north of BNSF's 31st Street Yard in Denver, a single ES44DC is in charge of a baretable train - a long strand of empty TOFC cars - headed for Rennicks Yard. The train is slowing on the approach to the north end of the yard, running parallel to Brighton Blvd.
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