In between Sedalia and Orsa, a southbound BNSF J-Train (a special) rolls through an S-Curve. The train just crossed over East Plum Creek, or rather the dry creek bed as there currently is no water in the creek. The train, which includes new Department of Energy cars heading for the testing center near Avondale, CO.
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A pair of SD70ACes brings up the tail end of this southbound BNSF coal load at Orsa just north of Castle Rock. A bit of dust is being kicked up along the right-of-way. The track to the left is the siding of Orsa, which is hardly ever use due to directional running on the Joint Line.
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Just north of Colorado Springs, a southbound BNSF coal load on Main 1 passes by the only siding on Main 1 between Littleton and Palmer. The siding of Orsa. The siding is not CTC controlled and, since Main 1 is almost always limited to southbound traffic only, the siding is hardly ever used.
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The town of Castle Rock, like all towns along the Front Range, continues to grow. New commercial buildings have been built (and continue to be built) along Main 1, one of which is ready to lease! Meanwhile, yet another coal train rolls south. An act that has been repeated tens of thousands of times over the years.
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Even though the Joint Line has two tracks and directional running, there is still one siding along Main 1 between Sedalia and Castle Rock. It is the siding of Orsa. Even with the addition of CTC to the Joint Line, the siding is still just has hand throws at either end and likely hasn't been used in years.
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