Photo ID: 113951 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The previous day, I made the 4 hour drive up to Alliance, NE for some shots of BNSF's 250th Anniversary units on an Employee Appreciate Special. The train came down from Alliance to Denver overnight to make two runs south on the Joint Line to Littleton for Denver-based employees able to participate. BNSF 2026 will lead the train south. It is currently sitting on Main 2 at 20th Street as passengers load. BNSF placed an American flag and a Colorado flag on the cab of BNSF 2026. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113952 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In the OS at 20th Street, BNSF's Employee Appreciation Special prepares for a departure south on the Joint Line on Main 2. This is an area that has radically changed in the last 25 years. These tracks were in what was mostly a dirt field back at the start of the 2000s. Now, it is surrounded by apartment and office buildings. The track that runs straight to the left leads to UP's North Yard and BNSF's Rennicks Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113953 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 35 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Littleton on Main 1, BNSF 2026 is rolling slow right now as they face a red signal at Littleton. A Major thunderstorm, which include dime-sized hail, passed over the downtown area just as the special was departing. The storm has moved more out to the east at this point, creating a dramatic scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113954 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 33 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Some very dark clouds from a major thunderstorm linger toward the east as BNSF 2026 accelerates toward a green signal on Main 1 at Littleton. The train will only go a bit further, down to the C-470 overpass, before switching directions and returning back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113955 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 38 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At Littleton, the triple track ends and the two tracks of the Joint Line begin. This BNSF Employee Appreciation Special heads south on Main 1 along Santa Fe. Another mile or so to the south and the train will come to a stop. The crew will move from BNSF 2026 to BNSF 1776 and then head north back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113956 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I was very fortunate to come across this American Flag along the tracks. A perfect subject in the foreground with BNSF 1776 in the background. BNSF 1776 is painted in a special scheme to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States this year. The unit is on an Employee Appreciation Special here just south of Littleton on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113957 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 44 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF I really like the flags that BNSF decided to add to the 2026 here in Denver for the journey south on the Joint Line to Littleton. The Employee Appreciation Special will shortly depart north to head back to Denver to unload passengers and load new passengers before a second departure this evening at 6pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113958 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 39 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A storm that generated dime-sized hail in Denver, and could possible release quarter-sized hail on the plains, makes for a dramatic backdrop to BNSF 2026, which just finished its southbound run from Denver to Littleton. The train will shortly depart north to go back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113959 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 37 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 1776, sporting a fantastic red, white, and blue scheme in honor of the United States 250th Birthday, heads north on Main 1 toward the Littleton Trench, just north of the start of the triple track at Littleton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113960 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 36 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF At the south end of the Littleton Trench, BNSF 1776 and BNSF 3336 lead an Employee Appreciation Special north. The train just completed the first of two runs south from Denver to Littleton. Denver-based BNSF employees and their families were welcome to ride the passenger train for the roughly 12 mile (one way) trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113961 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 49 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This could possibly be the last time I get the opportunity to shoot BNSF 2026 in its red, white, and blue celebratory scheme. It is bringing up the rear of a BNSF Employee Appreciation Special that is headed into the Little Trench on Main 1. A significant thunderstorm that passed through Denver about an hour earlier is slowly making its way out toward the plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113962 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 47 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A classic shot of an eastbound UP coal load just west of Leyden. Rumor has it that UP is trying to run 60 coal trains per month on the North Fork Branch out of the West Elk Mine. There has definitely been an increase in the number of coal train on the Moffat in the past few months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113963 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 48 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It has been a day of occasional rain and occasional severe thunderstorms. More storm clouds are building over the Rockies as an eastbound UP coal train approaches a green signal at the west end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113964 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 59 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single ES44AC brings up the end of this eastbound coal load, which just rolled by the "Cold War Horse" statue. It is a life-sized statue of a horse wearing a gas mask and radioactive gear. It showed up here in 2015, about ten years after the cleanup of the Rocky Flat nuclear trigger plant had been completed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.