Photo ID: 111872 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Morgan County, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian Pacific CP 7007 and CP 8501 just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Bijou on the BNSF Brush Sub. A half a dozen railfans (myself not included) came out here to the County Road 12 overpass to get a few shots of the visitors from the north. A pair of Canadian Pacific units is unusual enough, but the SD70ACu on the point, rebuilt from a SD9043MAC, is rare enough that it added even more motivation to get track side for a few shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111871 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Morgan County, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian Pacific Word of a pair of Canadian Pacific units leading a westbound grain train on the Brush Sub spread quickly to a lot of railfans. Six of them are gathered on the County Road 12 overpass at the west switch of Bijou, just west of Fort Morgan. The are getting their shots as the grain train slowly starts to accelerate after meeting a coal empty, which is visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111870 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Morgan County, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian Pacific A westbound BNSF grain train with a pair of CP units leading is stopped on the main near the west end of Bijou, just west of Fort Morgan on the Colorado plains. The train just met a coal empty and is waiting for a signal to proceed west. A pivot watering system sits in a farmer's field, waiting for spring time and seed planting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106584 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 22, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Bijou Morgan County, CO 1510 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Over the last few years, BNSF has sunk a lot of money into the Brush Sub! Most of the sidings between Denver and Brush have been extended by several thousand feet. The siding of Bijou, the west switch of which this Z-Train is passing by, is no exception. The signal is located almost directly beneath a road bridge. BNSF has actually built a whole new siding, named Corona, between Bijou and Wiggins. All-in-all, BNSF has laid over seven miles of new track to extend existing sidings or create a new one. Hudson was extended from 6,146 feet to 15,256 feet. Roggen was extended from 7,048 feet to 14,966 feet. Crest was extended from 7,133 feet to 10,078 feet. Bijou was extended from 7,870 feet to 17,285 feet. As is evidenced by this shot, the Denver-Chicago Z-Train hauls both FedEx and UPS trailers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.