Photo ID: 90000 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 Palmer Lake, CO 1543 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Palmer Lake, A train carrying a 570 metric ton "hydrotreater". The train is moving at no more than 10 miles an hour, powered by a single ES44DC, as it approaches the top of the grade and the start of double track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90001 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 Palmer Lake, CO 1901 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This special train, making its way slowly up the Joint Line, was the very first look I got at BNSF New Image scheme, which was announced about a month earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90002 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 Palmer Lake, CO 1626 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An up close and personal look at BNSF's New Image scheme. The railroad is now trying to move away from its Burlington Northern / Santa Fe heritage. The corporate name has been changed from "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" to simply "BNSF". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90003 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 46 Greenland, CO 1637 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Greenland, this ES44DC still has this special movement well under control. The peak in the distance is indeed Pike's Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90004 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42 Larkspur, CO 1438 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This 36-axle "Schnabel" Car was provided by Westinghouse Electric Corp to transport the hydrotreater seen here. The hydrotreater will be used at the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, CO where it will create low-sulfur fuel through heat and pressure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90005 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Castle Rock, CO 1582 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF By afternoon, this train (which left Monument several hours earlier) has finally reached Castle Rock. Several people watch over the movement of this large load, from inside as well as outside. Somewhat analogous to the "wide loads" you see moving on the interstates from time-to-time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90006 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Sedalia, CO 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF From a bluff just north of Sedalia, we get a good overall view of this special train. The hydrotreater being moved to Commerce City, CO came from Italy. It was said that the total cost of transportation (ship and rail combined) exceeded $3 million! Close to half that cost was just on BNSF alone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90007 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Sedalia, CO 1631 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This shot really puts into perspective the size of this hydrotreater, as well as the Schnabel car used to move it! The hydrotreater weighs 570 metric tons and is 115 feet long. It is also a bit wider than the average load, which is why signals and switch stands had to be (temporarily) removed at points along BNSF during the move. This was the largest item ever unloaded (to date) at the Houston Port Authority! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90008 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 18 Littleton, CO 1682 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Titan Road, the train carrying the hydrotreater is in the home stretch on its long journey! It has taken the train 19 days just to run from Houston to Denver. Not a simple operation by any stretch of the imagination! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90009 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 Littleton, CO 1569 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The Westinghouse Electric Corp Schnabel car doesn't even come close to fitting on the bridge over US-85 in Littleton! Make you wonder if the cars on US-85 even gave a second thought to the rather unusual load... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 90010 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 15, 2005 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 6 Englewood, CO 1529 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF About 10 miles remain on its 10,000 mile journey! The hydrotreater on board came from Italy and is destined for the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City. This was the last I saw of this train as it was getting late in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.