Photo ID: 103513 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Littleton, CO 1958 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An SD70ACe and a AC4400CW lead up a loaded coal train approaching Titan Road just south of Littleton. The train has 120 hoppers and four units for power. This is pretty typical for BNSF and the train won't make much better than 15 MPH for its trip up the Palmer Divide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103514 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 24 Sedalia, CO 1995 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Sedalia, there is a pretty massive fill that was built for both tracks to keep them on close to the same grade. This shot is looking up at the tail end DPU of a southbound coal load on Main 1. You can see Main 2 just barely visible on the far left side of the photo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103515 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 32 Castle Rock, CO 1875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In order to accommodate Plum Creek Parkway continuing west of I-25, a new bridge was recently built for Main 1. Prior to the construction of the bridge, the tracks ran along a fill all the way through this picture! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103516 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 32 Castle Rock, CO 1955 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A wide angle shot with a polarizing filter makes for a nice view of this southbound coal train running on Main 1 along I-25. Note the new interchange with Plumb Creek Parkway that was recently built. Castle Rock's namesake rock stands in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103517 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 41 Larkspur, CO 2019 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF When I first took this shot, I was very unhappy with the clouds that were casting a shadow over half the scene. However, the shot has actually grown on me now as I like the sunlight drawing the viewers eye to the lead units. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103518 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Castle Rock, CO 2114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Holy cow! Here is something that seems like it has become increasingly rare on the Joint Line. A non-coal UP train! Or heck, any UP train for that matter. These days, the Joint Line is pretty much dominated by BNSF. UP does run daily manifests between Denver and Pueblo, but they run overnight in the dark. This auto train is all empty as the racks are being repositioned. The racks were pulled from the auto facility at Rolla, CO and are headed for Arlington, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103519 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 41 Larkspur, CO 1832 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An angle on the Joint Line that I haven't seen before. This is the end DPU of a southbound coal load that is rounding the curve that leads towards Larkspur. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103520 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 41 Larkspur, CO 1980 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This UP auto rack train has followed I-25 about as far as it is going to before heading toward Larkspur. Tomah Road is just out of view to the right in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103521 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland Greenland, CO 1834 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Greenland, this BNSF coal load passes by the handful of houses and barns located in Greenland, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103522 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland Greenland, CO 2153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific You can shoot the big red barn at Greenland from the east side in the morning, but you can also setup a pretty descent shot of it from the west side in the afternoon. Here, a pair of UP SD70M's lead a string of about 60 empty auto racks south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103523 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 48 Spruce, CO 2035 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Hey! Quit tailing me! Because BNSF tends to under power their coal trains, they can only go 10-15 MPH up the Palmer Divide. Consequently, manifests frequently get stuck behind the slow moving coal drags. Here, a UP auto rack train has caught up to a slow-rolling coal load. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103524 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 48 Spruce, CO 2591 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific It has literally been years since I had last shot a non-coal UP train on the Joint Line. While I do love BNSF, it is always nice to catch a break from the norm! These auto racks are being sent to Arlington, TX for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.