Photo ID: 112530 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF Several storm clouds move toward the plains from the Rockies at 12:30pm as a southbound BNSF coal train crosses Clay Street in Sedalia on Main 1. These cloud build ups are very normal for summer afternoons along the Front Range in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112529 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Sedalia Sedalia, CO 227 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF On the north edge of Sedalia, a BNSF coal load headed for Texas from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming snakes its way through several S-Curves. With more and more power plants in the country switching away from coal, how much longer will coal dominate the Joint Line? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112528 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Blakeland Douglas County, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF A southbound BNSF coal load starts the real grind up toward Palmer Lake as the tracks increase around 1.2% and will remain around that for the trip to the top of hill. Longs Peak is visible in the background, as some clouds start to move toward the plains from the mountains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112527 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, June 1, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans Ave Denver, CO 173 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) Canadian National, BNSF This unit grain train originated in North Dakota on May 27th and is making its way south and west toward Barstow, CA. A nice little bonus is a Canadian National leader. Here, at the Evans Ave RTD station, the train is tied down and awaiting a crew that is currently enroute. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112518 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I missed the era of caboose running on the backs of trains on the mainline. So, I was pretty happy to receive a tip that BNSF was transporting this caboose (shoving platform) from Denver to (most likely) Grand Junction. It may not be a "real" caboose in 2025, but still looks fine on the end of the oil train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112517 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF When looking at this caboose on the end of this westbound oil train, you might notice the bars welded across the door and windows. The cabooses that remain on the rosters of class one railroads these days are generally blocked off and are referred to as shoving platforms. They are generally used on locals to allow crew members to ride during switching, rather than hanging on to freight cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112516 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 183 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 2025 or 1985!? The paint may not be in great shape, but seeing a caboose on the tail end of a non-local train on the mainline was something special to see. More than likely, this caboose (now called a shoving platform) is likely being sent to Grand Junction for use on locals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112515 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 206 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Six units lead a westbound BNSF oil train at Plain. Six units on the point of these oil empties is very common (on BNSF) on the Moffat as BNSF runs the trains 3x3 when they return east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112514 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of SD70ACes leads an eastbound oil train on the main at Plain. The conductor on BNSF 9160 is giving a friendly wave out the cab window as the train rolls along at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112513 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 179 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A long lens look at an eastbound unit oil train on the main at Plain. The train is following UP's MGJNY, which is currently on Big Ten Curve, a few blocks ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112512 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF oil empty has a very unique look to it, with a BN caboose on the tail end of the train! The caboose is now referred to as a shoving platform as the doors and windows are boarded up. The train is entering the siding at Rocky and will meet UP's MGJNY, holding the main at Eisele (Clay) in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Typically, BNSF runs this train in a 3x2 configuration, but on this particular morning, the eastbound is configured 4x1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 205 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6241 leads the Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Note that the derail is set on the siding at Leyden. This is set to protect a string of 40 (or so) gondolas that are tied down in the siding. For whatever reason, UP has decided that Leyden is a great place to store cars long term. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 214 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Following about three blocks behind UP's MGJNY is BNSF's Provo-Denver. These are the only two eastbound manifests that will run over the Moffat today. Lately, it has become fairly common for the two trains to be closely following one another in the morning hours, setting up a great bit of action. Here, the train is passing a string of gondolas at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112502 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three GEs, with an SD70ACe second, lead an eastbound BNSF manifest on the main at Eisele (Clay). The train is following hot on the heals of UP's MGJNY, which is currently down at Rocky. 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