Photo ID: 111825 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Littleton Littleton, CO 55 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Ferromex, BNSF A visitor from across the southern border is helping out on a northbound BNSF train this Sunday afternoon. Ferromex is the main railroad in Mexico, along with Kansas City Southern de Mexico. This particular unit looks like it could stand a bit of fresh paint. The door is also open. This is actually the second time I've noticed the nose door open on a Ferromex unit in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111826 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Looking north toward Denver, we find two trains currently tied down in the Littleton trench on Mains 2 and 3. The tank train on Main 3 is actually an oil empty that, once it gets recrewed, will head west on the Moffat to be loaded in Wellington, UT. Of the five tracks, the two on the left are owned by RTD and are part of the RTD Light Rail transit system. The center track in Main 1 of the Joint Line and is owned by UP. The final two tracks are Main 2 and Main 3 of the Joint Line (respectively), and are both owned by BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111827 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 58 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In the mid-1980s, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, and the City of Littleton worked to lower the tracks on the Joint Line through the heart of the town, eliminating several grade crossing. It increased efficiency and safety. 40 years later, and many trains still traverse the trench every day! Here, a BNSF coal empty and oil empty each wait for a recrew to continue their respective journeys. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111828 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest has a BNSF ES44DC and a Ferromex SD70ACe for power on Main 2 at Evans Street. A fresh crew is on the train, and they are waiting for a train ahead of them (also on Main 2) to move so they can continue north. Note the four Boeing 737 fuselages on the train, headed for the Seattle area for final assembly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111829 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Ferromex, BNSF This Ferromex SD70ACe, which normally spends its time south of the border on home rails in Mexico, is currently being leased to BNSF and is helping out on a northbound train at Evans Street on the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111830 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 93 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The most popular commercial airliners in the world is essentially a tie between the Boeing 737 (in all of its variants) and the Airbus A320 (and all of its variants). Boeing 737 fuselages are initially built in Wichita, KS, before being shipped by rail to Renton, WA for final assembly. Four such 737s are in transit here, currently sitting on Main 2, waiting to continue north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111831 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 81 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In addition to trains, I actually happen to really enjoy planes as well. So there's nothing better than coming across a Boeing 737 fuselage when it is in the process of being shipped from Wichita, KS to Renton, WA. Here is a good look at a 737-8 MAX fuselage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111832 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The next time you are flying, headed somewhere for business or on vacation, if you are on a Boeing 737, consider the fact that the plane you are in was almost certainly once riding the rails! Four Boeing 737-8 MAX fuselages are headed to Renton, WA from Wichita, KS for final assembly. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111833 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Denver, CO 70 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian National This southbound grain train had been tied down at Denver and was originally not supposed to be called until around 5:45pm. However, BNSF changed things up and it was called at 11am! I was up at Crescent when I got the news, and I immediately headed south so i could get some shots of the northern visitor. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111834 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF Talk about an interesting mix of power! Between these two trains meeting at Evans Avenue, there are four units, each from a different railroad. Only one of which is "native" to Colorado. Of particular interest is the Canadian Nation ET44AC from north of the border and the Ferromex SD70ACe from south of the border! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111835 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Englewood to South Denver Englewood, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF I will certainly admit that, when I set out to take some pictures today, I did not expect that one of the pictures I would capture would be a loaded grain train being led by a Canadian National ET44AC, passing by a Boeing 737-8 MAX fuselage! Yet, here we are at the intermedial signals at Evans Avenue where that exact thing is happening. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111836 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes lead a southbound coal load on Main 1 at Acequia. Off in the distance, you can see Longs Peak, of the four "Front Range" 14ers. This time of year, this area appears to be somewhat bleak as there are no leaves to be found on the trees. However, this is also a fantastic scene for fall colors, usually in October. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111837 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 76 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF This southbound grain train round the curve from the east edge of Chatfield Reservoir. You can actually get a pretty clear view of the tracks climbing the grade, a slight angle compared to the reservoir wall. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111838 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, BNSF I wanted to get a few shots of this southbound grain train as it is pretty rare to find either a Canadian National or CSX unit in Colorado, let alone seeing those two together! Longs Peak is clearly visible, snow capped, in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, CSX, BNSF If you were unfamiliar with the terrain here, you might think this shot was taken somewhere east of the Mississippi! After all, a CN/CSX lash up is rare enough, but it is almost unheard of in Colorado. CN 3368, an AC44C6M, and CSX 3293, an ET44AH, lead the way south on Main 1 in perfect afternoon light on Super Bowl Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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