Photo ID: 103335 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 109 Bragdon, CO 2279 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound coal train is passing over I-25 just south of the south switch of Bragdon. At this point, the Joint Line has ended and BNSF trains, such as this one, run on the BNSF track from Bragdon to Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103336 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 118 (CP RG917) Pueblo, CO 1609 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Pueblo (BNSF) BNSF The interchange at Pueblo Junction tends to be a busy one! At this location, UP trains coming from and going to Denver come through the junction on one track, BNSF trains coming from and going to Denver come through on another, all southbounds leave on a third track, and northbounds arrive on a fourth track. Here, a BNSF southbound is headed for the Pueblo Subdivision to continue on to La Junta. Northbounds arrive from the Spanish Peaks Sub on the track to the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103337 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 121 Pueblo, CO 2346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Spanish Peaks (BNSF) BNSF After making the trip north from Trinidad (and points south), this northbound has passed by Salt Creek Junction and will soon continue north toward the Joint Line and Denver. It will eventually reach the Black Thunder Mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103338 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 108 (Bragdon) Bragdon, CO 2550 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Most shots from Bragdon show southbounds coming off the double track on Main 1. I wanted to find a new perspective, so I found this shot of a northbound approaching Bragdon on Main 2. The diverging route in the picture is used when BNSF trains coming out of Pueblo need to cross over to Main 2, or on the rare occasion when BNSF trains run the "wrong way" on Main 2 from Crews and have to cross back over to the BNSF main into Pueblo. The train approaching a BNSF coal empty that is running on UP's main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103339 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 84 (Crews) Crews, CO 1827 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This northbound coal empty is stopped at Crews to wait for a southbound manifest that is currently at Kelker. I thought it was somewhat interesting that there are only three unique numbers between the two units (9992 and 8888). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103340 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 84 (Crews) Crews, CO 2049 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After meeting a southbound manifest here at Crews, this northbound has a clear signal and is throttling up to enter the CTC-controlled single track mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103341 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 79 (Kelker) Colorado Springs, CO 2495 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It can be hard to get northbounds in good light on the Joint Line, but the tracks sweep to the west, offer a nice opportunity around Kelker for some good light. Case in point is this northbound, running on clear signals on the main at Kelker. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103342 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 (Palmer Lake) Palmer Lake, CO 2099 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound coal load makes the final effort to get over the top of Palmer Divide, about 7,200 feet above sea level. Here, the double track ends and the single track CTC begins. The single track runs for 32 miles between Palmer Lake and Crews, and there are four sidings along the way to facilitate train meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103343 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 Palmer Lake, CO 1798 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Minutes before the sun ducks behind the mountains west of Palmer Lake, this southbound works through the S-Curve just south of the lake. Leave it to BNSF to run the last unit nose-forward! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103344 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 52 (Palmer Lake) Palmer Lake, CO 1754 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This manifest was running right on the yellow blocks of the coal load ahead of it, so I didn't have enough time to get north of Palmer Lake and back into the light (note the house and hillside in the distance). Instead, I settled for this shot at the grade crossing at Palmer Lake. This is BNSF's daily Denver to Pueblo manifest. When I first saw it, I thought it was a baretable train as I only saw the empty well cars initially! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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