Photo ID: 110606 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF, Norfolk Southern Bringing up the tail end of this BNSF Provo-Denver manifest is a BNSF ES44AC and a Norfolk Southern AC44C6M (an NS rebuild from a C44-9W). Norfolk Southern has long been known for conducting rebuilds itself at its Altoona shops rather than contracting out for rebuilds. This is a practice that other Class 1 railroads are starting to embrace to avoid having to buy new, expensive Tier-4 compliant locomotives. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110605 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the OS at the east switch of Leyden, two ES44ACs with an SD70ACe sandwiched between them lead the eastbound HPVODEN. After meeting two trains at Rocky, the manifest now has a straight shot the rest of the way in to the yard in Denver. As is extremely common in summer, clouds are forming over the Rockies to the west, and will like come spilling out over the plains this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110604 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 83 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After about four months of being used for storage, the siding at Leyden has now been open and available for meets for the last month or so. An eastbound BNSF manifest is not meeting anyone this here this morning, so it is on the roll on the main track. If you look in the distance on the siding, you can see switches for the house track, which has been out of service now for many years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110600 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 99 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 5856 leads the eastbound Provo-Denver manifest, sitting in the siding at Rocky. The train had to wait for the westbound Zephyr, which you can now see on the main in the distance (above the manifest), heading west. Alas, the crew of the manifest do not get to release the brakes quite yet as another westbound is coming between Leyden and Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110566 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia to Orsa Castle Rock, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF In between Sedalia and Orsa, a southbound BNSF J-Train (a special) rolls through an S-Curve. The train just crossed over East Plum Creek, or rather the dry creek bed as there currently is no water in the creek. The train, which includes new Department of Energy cars heading for the testing center near Avondale, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110565 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Orsa Castle Rock, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70ACes brings up the tail end of this southbound BNSF coal load at Orsa just north of Castle Rock. A bit of dust is being kicked up along the right-of-way. The track to the left is the siding of Orsa, which is hardly ever use due to directional running on the Joint Line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110564 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Orsa Castle Rock, CO 102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Just north of Colorado Springs, a southbound BNSF coal load on Main 1 passes by the only siding on Main 1 between Littleton and Palmer. The siding of Orsa. The siding is not CTC controlled and, since Main 1 is almost always limited to southbound traffic only, the siding is hardly ever used. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110563 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, DODX A southbound BNSF special rolls by on Main 1, heading for the Joint Line. Forty years ago, this scene would've only had two tracks in view. Now, from left-to-right, we have Main 3 and Main 2, both owned by BNSF. Then, Main 1, owned by UP. The two tracks on the right are RTD's Light Rail tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110562 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF special is on Main 1 as a northbound tank train slows on Main 2, preparing to tie down at the intermodal signal the head end is approaching. There is another northbound on Main 2 in the next block, so this tank train currently has no place it can go. Additionally, a northbound BNSF coal emtpy is tied down on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110561 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A coal empty on the left is tied down on Main 3 as a coal load is in Run 8 pulling southbound on Main 1. An SD70ACe and a pre-production ES44AC lead the load through the Littleton Trench. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110560 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Littleton Littleton, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF It is not uncommon for BNSF to tie trains down on Mains 2 and 3 between Littleton and South Denver to wait for recrews. Indeed, the coal load to left, on Main 1, had been tied down on Main 2 at Englewood. However, with a fresh crew onboard, the train is now pulling through the Littleton Trench alongside a northbound coal empty on Main 3. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110559 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Denver Denver, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A very short BNSF train (an engine and two cars) head south through the OS at South Denver on Main 3. As you can see from the sign, we are 4.67 miles south of Prospect Jct. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110558 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 86 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) DODX, BNSF The Department of Energy recently built this 12-axle nuclear waste car, named Atlas. The car will apparently be used by the Navy in the transportation of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear ships in the US fleet. The car is headed for the testing center near Avondale, CO Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110557 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 20th Street Denver, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF An ET44C4 leads a southbound BNSF special across the South Platte River. This track is used to connect the Joint Line to UP's North Yard and BNSF's Rennick's Yard. This train had to back out of BNSF's yard to Prospect Jct to then continue south here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110556 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 9, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Prospect Jct Denver, CO 82 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF train crosses the South Platte River between Prospect Jct and 20th Street. The train is headed for the Transportation Testing Center near Avondale, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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