Photo ID: 113505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 21 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound loaded oil train crosses over East Portal Road just west of the west switch of Rollins. You can see the ice and snow covering South Boulder Creek. About the only snow there seems to be up here. One of the driest (and warmest) winters we've had in decades here in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins to Tolland (MP 41.2 to MP 45.8) Gilpin County, CO 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF loaded BNSF oil train, which loaded in Utah at Wash, just east of Price, heads east on the main between Tolland and Rollins. With all the maintenance UP has sunk into the Moffat in that past six months, there are no track-related slow orders and trains are moving along at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rollins (8,320 ft) Gilpin County, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The crew on this BNSF manifest has been stuck here at Rollins for several hours at this point. They met an eastbound coal load, then had the Winter Park Express and a UP oil empty run west around them. Now, they are waiting on an eastbound BNSF oil load. Then, it should finally be their turn to continue west to Tolland to let the westbound Zephyr run around it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113501 Date Shot Photo By Friday, February 6, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Tolland (9,356 ft) Gilpin County, CO 22 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil load, with a trio of elephant-style SD70ACes, rolls slowly east in the siding at Tolland. The train just met the Winter Park Express, and is now slowing at a red signal at the east end and will meet a westbound UP oil empty here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113484 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 8, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Jefferson County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF The westbound Zephyr has a very colorful consist this morning, with a BNSF ES44C4 on the point, and AMTK 164, the Phase 4 heritage unit, second out. The BNSF unit was added to the train in Lincoln, NE overnight due to a mechanical issue with one of the P42s. I am not sure which one or what the issue was. The train is on the main at Plain, passing by the house track on the approach to Rainbow Cut. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113483 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 8, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, BNSF One of the two P42DCs on the westbound Zephyr developed a mechanical issue on the overnight trip across Iowa. When the train stopped in Lincoln for its scheduled station stop, the issue could not be resolved, so a BNSF ES44C4 was added to the point of the train. The snow has largely stopped falling here at Plain as the train heads west into the Rockies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113447 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of ES44ACs lead BNSF's Provo-Denver this morning. The tracks at Rocky are not visible from the highway at CO-72, which you can see in the distance (a few cars on it). But the tracks are not far below the horizon as viewed from the highway. From this perspective, we can also see west to Tunnel, and Plain, and even toward Tunnel 4. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113446 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 12, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About two hours earlier, BNSF's Provo-Denver came down the Moffat and took the siding at Rocky. The conductor tied some hand brakes and aligned the derail in the derail position. The derail exists so that, should the uncrewed train roll east for any reason, it will intentionally derail (away from the main track) before entering the main track. As you can see, a single switch point is creating a break in the south rail, which would result in the train derailing if it started to roll. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113428 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon to Pueblo Pueblo County, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Roughly 110 miles south of Denver, three DPUs bring up the tail end of a southbound loaded grain train. BNSF 5213 is sporting some pretty serious radiator burn, with the paint largely gone on the long hood. The train is headed for Barstow, CA and, once upon a time, probably would have run over Raton Pass. However, no traffic...other than Amtrak's Southwest Chief...has run over Raton Pass in years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113427 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon to Pueblo Pueblo County, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On Sunday, October 15, 2023, the east half of this bridge carrying BNSF's Pikes Peak Sub over I-25 collapsed due to a broken rail. A loaded coal train derailed as a result of the broken rail, striking the bridge support. The highway was closed for four days for cleanup and repairs. BNSF trains ran on UP's mainline further to the east during the closure. Over two years later, a loaded grain train headed for Barstow, CA crosses over the bridge and I-25 on its way south toward Pueblo and points beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113426 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon to Bragdon Pueblo County, CO 72 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just south of the Pinon Road grade crossing between Nixon and Bragdon, a southbound BNSF coal load, led by a pair of SD70ACes, head quickly south on Main 1 on the downhill grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113425 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bragdon Pueblo County, CO 91 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Here at Bragdon, roughly eight miles north of Pueblo, is where the Joint Line officially comes to an end. From here, BNSF trains use BNSF track both directions and UP trains use UP tracks both directions. There are crossovers between the mains so trains can use the appropriate track. A southbound BNSF coal load comes through the OS at Bragdon as a little sun breaks through an mostly overcast afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113424 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon to Bragdon Fountain, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF After sitting for roughly an hour near the Nixon Power Plant for a crew change, BNSF 3297 has a new crew and is rolling south again on Main 1, crossing a small creek that feeds into Fountain Creek. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113423 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon Fountain, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF The crew that departed with this coal load south out of Denver had already been on the clock for awhile, and at this point have less than two hours to work. Concerned that the crew might not make it to Pueblo, the train has come to a stop on Main 1 near the Nixon power plant. A relief crew has been called out of Pueblo to come and board the train to take it south to La Junta. The crew on the train will get on the crew van and be taken to Trinidad, CO for rest and to wait for a northbound to take back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113422 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Nixon Fountain, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of the Hidden Valley Road grade crossing near the Nixon Power Plant, we catch a little bit of sun lighting up two fairly new ES44ACHs (or ES44AHs) on a southbound BNSF coal load. BNSF 3297 was delivered in September 2023 and BNSF 3329 was delivered in 2024. Both are Tier 4 credit units, part of a 50-unit order from GE (Wabtec). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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