At the south end of Rennicks, BNSF's intermodal yard in Denver, a couple of sets of power are hanging out. A crew appears to be working on one set, perhaps for a southbound train on the Joint Line later in the day.
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At CP DS001 (Fox Jct), at the very east end of the Moffat Tunnel Sub, a unit UP ethanol train (with some foreign visitors for power) leads the train toward the Joint Line. The train came off the Belt Industrial Lead, running through North Yard on Track 1. It is now leaving the yard and entering Main 2 down to Propsect Jct where it will head south.
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Minutes before the sun peeks over the horizon, a southbound UP unit ethanol train is on UP's Main 2 between Fox Jct and Prospect Jct, alongside the south end of BNSF's Rennicks (intermodal) Yard. Three CSX units and a Canadian Pacific unit lead the train south.
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The track the unit ethanol train is on (led by three CSX units and a CP unit) is on UP's Main 2. Main 1 is off to the left. The other tracks in the shots are BNSF-owned and are not CTC here. They are yard tracks at the south end of Rennicks Yard. The ethanol train came to Colorado across the KP and is headed for NA Jct southeast of Pueblo. The sun is just barely cresting the horizon to the east.
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CSX 938 leads a UP ethanol train south at the north end of the Joint Line on Main 2. The train is crossing underneath of the RTD W-Line. This is the Light Rail line that runs from Denver Union Station out to the Jefferson County Courthouse. In the background, you can see the top of Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos.
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After roughly an hour delay, CSX 938 is on the roll southbound on Main 2 alongside a BNSF manifest tied down in the siding at Hogan's Alley. A hand brake was left on on one of the cars on the train. The conductor released the hand brake and determined the wheels on the car were free-rolling and there was no damage. After walking back up to the head end, it was time to head south.
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A portion of the Joint Line in Denver parallels I-25. Much of the morning rush has passed and traffic is fairly free-flowing as CSX 938, two additional CSX units, and a CP unit lead a UP unit ethanol train southbound on Main 2. the BNSF train in the background is tied down in the siding at Hogan's Alley, waiting for a recrew to take the train south.
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Fall colors are starting to show up on the trees in the Denver area. A very colorful (and unusual) consist leads a unit UP ethanol train south on Main 1, just south of Acequia. The train will be interchanged with the Colorado Pacific at NA Junction southeast of Pueblo.
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The lighting at 9:30am at the start of October is about as good as you can get along Main 1 just south of Acequia on the Joint Line. A very unique variety of colors, all very unusual in Colorado, on the point of this ethanol train.
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I remember seeing pictures of southbound coal train with solid sets of Oakway SD60s in the 1980s from this location. 40 years later, three CSX units (in two different schemes) and a Canadian Pacific unit lead a (UP) ethanol train southbound at the same location.
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A unit ethanol train crosses over East Plum Creek on Main 1 of the Joint Line just south of Sedalia. The trees here are slowly starting to transform in to their fall colors.
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CSX 938, leading a unit ethanol train, cross over West Plum Creek Parkway in Castle Rock, right by the I-25 interchange. Both West Plum Creek Parkway here, along with the bridge, were built roughly 15 years ago. The tracks had a minor realignment as the bridge was built.
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An ES44AC, an SD70MAC, and two AC4400CWs lead a southbound unit ethanol train on Main 1 of the Joint Line, just south of Castle Rock. CSX blue looks mighty nice on this clear day, and is a welcome change from the usual railroad colors found in Colorado.
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CSX 938, CSX 4742, CSX 313, and CP 8006 are some very colorful units leading a unit ethanol train south on the Joint Line. The train is just south of Blakeland, a few miles north of Palmer Lake and the top of Palmer Divide. There are a couple tiny ponds on the east side of Main 2, which offer up some nice scenery in the area. The ethanol train itself is on Main 1.
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CSX 938 leads a southbound UP unit ethanol train into "The Sag" on Main 1, just north of Palmer Lake. Prior to the creation of the joint line, Santa Fe crossed over Rio Grande here. You can still see the abutment of the old bridge in the lower right. Now, Main 1 has a definite downhill grade as it descends from the original Santa Fe grade down the original Rio Grande grade.
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