Photo ID: 105378 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag (MP 50) Palmer Lake, CO 2380 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound BNSF manifest is just starting to pull south from "The Sag", about two miles north of Palmer Lake. While some coal trains stop here to cool off their traction motors after the climb from Denver, that was not the case with this train. No trains ran through Colorado Springs on this day due to a large maintenance window. This southbound had actually been tied down here for much of the day. The new crew is now on and is starting the pull toward Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104634 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 8, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag Spruce, CO 2067 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This location, just north of Palmer Lake at Spruce, is where the Santa Fe once crossed over the Rio Grande. During World War 1, when the Federal Government took over the railroads, it was decided it would be more efficient to "combine" the two railroad lines into direction tracks between Denver and Pueblo. The crossovers were all removed and the two competing lines connection. The arrangement remains today as this BNSF coal empty crosses from BNSF-owned rails to UP-owned rails on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101003 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 7, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag (N of Palmer Lake) Larkspur, CO 1731 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This 64 car manifest is on the final approach to the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. The second generation power makes this picture appear as though it could have been taken twenty years ago - save for the paint schemes, of course. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101002 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 7, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag (N of Palmer Lake) Larkspur, CO 2142 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just miles north of Palmer Lake, the southbound HDENKCK-07 powered by two green and white SD40-2's, a Heritage I SD40-2, and an MRL SD40 heads south in "the sag". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101001 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 7, 2006 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed The Sag (N of Palmer Lake) Larkspur, CO 1749 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF About two miles north of Palmer Lake, The southbound HDENKCK-07 decends through the curves into "the sag". Prior to the Joint Line being operated as the Joint Line (before World War I), the Rio Grande main and the Santa Fe main crossed over one another at this location. Now, ownership of the tracks change, but the tracks no longer switch sides. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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