Photo ID: 106538 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Morgan County, CO 1341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) Union Pacific, BNSF Once upon a time (about 30 years ago), there would have been a switch in this shot. This is where the UP Julesburg Sub continue on to La Salle and the BN line (now the BNSF Brush Sub) broke away to head to Brush and Denver. Now, there is simply a signal on their side. The track beyond the signal is in TWC/ABS limits and is owned by Union Pacific (although dispatched by BNSF). The track on the photographer's side of the signal is in CTC limits and is owned by BNSF. There is no train currently coming from behind the photographer. The signal is green because it is an automatic block signal. Since there is no track occupancy beyond the signal (or in the block beyond that), the signal is green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102080 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 17, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Hillrose, CO 1733 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) BNSF UP once ran trains between Julesburg, NE and La Salle, CO along the Julesburg Sub. At Union, BNSF's Brush Sub connected with the Julesburg Sub and BNSF coal train had trackage rights on the Julesburg Sub for 25 miles to Sterling. In 1993, UP abandoned the Julesburg Sub from Union to Kersey (near La Salle) and ripped the track out. Now, at Union, operations switch from CTC to TWC/ABS and ownership changes from BNSF to UP. However, BNSF dispatches the line between Union and Sterling as they have the only trains that run on the tracks! Here, a BNSF coal load enters CTC and moves from UP tracks on the Julesburg Sub to BNSF tracks on the Brush Sub at Union. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102079 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 17, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Union Hillrose, CO 1822 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Julesburg (UP) BNSF A few miles north of Hillrose, CO is the rail location of Union. This is where the BNSF Brush Sub connected with the UP Julesburg Sub. In 1993, UP abandoned and ripped up the Julesburg Sub between Union and Kersey (near La Salle). In this shot, I would have been standing in the middle of the UP tracks. Now, the switch is gone and the line just curves to the BNSF Brush Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.