Photo ID: 113961 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 52 (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: 113960 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 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: 113959 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 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: 113958 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 41 (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: 113957 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 52 (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: 113956 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Acequia Littleton, CO 43 (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: 113955 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 43 (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: 113954 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 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: 113953 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton to Englewood Littleton, CO 38 (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: 113952 Date Shot Photo By Monday, June 1, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 49 (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: 113951 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 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: 113662 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Palmer Lake Palmer Lake, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Close to five hours after departing Fraser, CO, this Union Pacific passenger special has made it to Palmer Lake. A distance of about roughly 115 miles. Just to change things up a bit, I decided to get an elevated shot here, including the entire lake that shares a name with the town. The train has another 20-ish miles to go before arriving at Colorado Springs, where its VIP passengers (including UP CEO Jim Vena) will get off the train. The train would then continue to Pueblo to turn around and then return north, deadheading back to Council Bluffs, IA (home base for UP's passenger equipment). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113661 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Greenland to Palmer Lake Douglas County, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific Broken clouds gliding through the sky is resulting in the landscape transitioning from bright sunlight to dim shade. A southbound UP passenger special on Main 1 is just south of "The Sag" and is approaching an area of shade along Spruce Mountain Road. Main 2 is visible in the distance to the top-right of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113660 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Larkspur Larkspur, CO 106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This shot of this UP passenger special crossing over the classic Santa Fe bridge on the south side of Larkspur might have turned out to be my favorite shot of the day. Alas, the low light resulted in the focus slipping briefly. Consequently, the shot came out slightly blurry. Not horrible, but still, not quite the shot I was hoping for. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113659 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO 101 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Union Pacific This perspective is a very classic view from the Joint Line on Main 1, which wraps through a long S-Curve here and sets up a great afternoon shot with the actual rock for which the city is named in the background. A 12-car Union Pacific passenger special is headed south to Colorado Springs, where its passengers will detrain and (according to rumors) head to the world-famous Broadmoor hotel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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